Prorogued to December 19 and Paris Grant talk
Cheyenne reports Parliament prorogued to December 19. Paris Republicans toast Gen Grant. Baker to resign for Constantinople. Russian lines show gains near Pleva. WCTU in Chicago adjourns to October in Baltimore. Reports on Grant, Telische action, and Turkish prisoners emerge alongside other wide ranging notes.
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Womens’ Christian Temperance Union
Chicago
Baltimore
Grant
France
Niblo’s Garden
New York
Fenet
Telische
Pleyna
Pasha
Gourkha
Plevna
Todleben
Senator Mortons Counsel Urges Duty Over Party
On his sickbed the Senator's counsel urges that the President must serve the country first. He argues Republicans overreacting to policy criticism harms national interests and that the President, bound by oath, should act for public welfare, not be a mere tool of Congress or party.
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Louisiana
Kellogg
Eustis
Senate
Friends of
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Congress
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United States
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Arkansas
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Missouri
Wright
Pennsylvania
Hewitt
Alabama
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Georgia
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Pacheco
California
Sapp
Iowa
Welch
Nebraska
Kidder
Dakota
Japan
England
Russia
Corea
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War Claims Committees
Pacific Railroad Committee
Texas Pacific
Potter
Neyy
Sunday Chronicle
Cameron
J. Donald Cameron
Wayne McVeigh
Hartranft
McMichal
Curtin
Evarts
Tue Committee On Privileges and Elections
Pinchback
General Sherman Ends Western Tour with Indian Question Report
General Sherman returned to Washington from a Western tour to study the Indian question and military needs on the frontier. He plans to brief the Secretary of War with findings, and favors army control to defend frontier settlers while preferring force over feeding Indians, predicting no further Oregon disturbances.
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General Sherman
Washington
Secretary of War
Sherman
Oregon
General Sherman on Chief Joseph and Nez Perces captives
General Sherman states the army has done its duty nobly and opposes releasing Chief Joseph and his captives. He notes Joseph fought honorably but warns release could lead to future trouble. He believes Miles victory over Joseph would conciliate Indians more than treaties.
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Montana
Joseph
Nez Perces
Sherman
Miles
Senate bill to grant arrears of pensions for Civil War service
Senator Ingalls of Kansas introduces a bill in the Senate. It provides that pensions granted for death from service related causes since March 4, 1861, or for wounds injuries or diseases, shall start from the death or discharge date. It also offers $8 monthly pensions to surviving Mexican War veterans and widows who have not remarried.
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Ingalls
Kansas
Senate
United States
United States Military and Naval Service
Vicksburg Urges Black Voters to Aid Democratic Ticket
The editorial argues Warren county Black voters should abstain from voting unless backing the Democratic ticket. It warns against “official robbery” and “negro rule,” claiming peace and prosperity depend on current governance and cautioning that political strife could raise taxes.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Warren County
Edwards
Thomas
Sitting Bull Named Sioux Richelieu Not Chief Or Warrior
An article argues Sitting Bull is not a traditional chief or warrior but wields stronger influence as a mystic and strategist. It notes tribes in his camp totaling about two thousand and identifies Long Dog as head soldier policing the camp and marching during breaks. The piece describes the federation of Sioux bands and characterizes Sitting Bull as a powerful medicine man and counselor.
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Sitting Bull
Napoleon
Richelieu
Long Dog
Siven Long Dog
Custer
Early telephony roots in magnetization discovery
An old report notes that the telephone idea is not new and references 1837 Page, an American physicist, who found rapid magnetization and demagnetization in iron bars, a foundational concept for electromagnetic communication.
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Page
Edison enhances Bell's telephonic invention with clearer voice reproduction
The article traces early telephony from De la Rive's 1848 galvanic music to Reis's 1861 acoustic transmission, Varley's 1870 conductor charging, Gray's 1878 resonator notes, and finally Bell's practical voice transmission. It credits Bell's steady progress since 1872 and praises Mr. T A Edison for greatly improving the mechanism to reproduce the human voice with high fidelity.
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de la Rive
Geneva
Phillip Reis
Frederickdorf
Cromwell Varley
Elisha Gray
Graham Bell
T. A. Edison
New York
Bell
Diary of a siege at Bayazid in Armenia
The Moscow Gazette prints excerpts from a Russian officer’s journal during the Bayazid defense. The garrison, 3000 strong, faced 20000 Turks, endured starvation, bombardment, and a renewed surrender threat, and was finally saved by General Tergukassoff.
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Bayazid
Armenia
Moscow
Komaroff
Tergukassoff
Rothschild Wedding Sparks Intermarriage Debate in Paris
Baron Edmond Rothschild weds Adele, cousin within the Rothschild clan, as talks from a historic Paris congress consider relaxing rules on external alliances to curb perceived family decline. The ceremony reflects a blend of tradition and looming change in aristocratic matchmaking.
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Paris
Edmond Rothschild
Adele
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Asia Minor
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Secretary of the Interior
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Tacoma
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Forrest
John Welsh
Philadelphia
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Canpozo
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Columbia
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Elections Committee
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Murreaur
Frost
Tits Paris Soliel
MacMahon
Alfonso
Madrid
Lima
Panama
Orton
Vassar College
President Barrios
Guatemala
Humos
Presipent McMahon
Gen. Grant
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