Bids Taken For St Louis Government Building Iron Work
The Louisville Bridge and Iron Co. submitted the lowest bid for the St Louis government building iron work at 83 590 dollars with other bids ranging to 114 552 dollars from M Clements and to 111 901 dollars from J B Allen Co. The Postmaster General Jewell is pressed for retrenchment and a balanced year end, while Pacific Mail lobbyists raise concerns of selling votes and potential penitentiary exposure.
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Cincinnati Gazette
St. Louis
Louisville Bridge and Iron Co
Union Fund Company
Chicago
M. Clements
Cincinnati
Snead & Co
Louisville
J. B. Allen & Co
Jewell
House Postal Committee
Pacific Mail
Public offices close at noon on Christmas Eve
Washington dispatch notes government departments shut early at noon for Christmas. Secretary Delano urges strict War Department action to enforce the 1868 treaty and remove all intruders from the Black Hills Sioux territory.
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Washmeton
Black Hills
Delano
the of War
War Department
Enid
Trial of Wallace and Ward ends in conviction
In Mansruisup on December 24 the trial of Wallace and Ward ended with their conviction for attempted murder. They claimed self defense citing ill treatment of a fellow tramp by Seaman and said they entered cars only to wash. Eyewitness engineer Mr. Porch contradicted their statements. A $100 reward stands for Spencer who remains at large after escaping Sheriff Dixon.
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Mansruisup
Wallace and Ward
Seaman
Porch
Columbus
Dixon
Spencer
Habeas corpus denied in Forbes case and other notices
Special Dispatch reports in Cincinnati Gazette from Xenia Ohio December 24. A writ of habeas corpus was refused for Albert Forbes known as Bowery from custody after Dayton arrest for sobbing and now in jail. A motion for new trial in Crane vs Harper on a promissory note was argued and under advisement. A hog thief case is noted with a separate local mention of Home residents awaiting a meal.
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Xenia
Albert Forbes
Christmas Preparations Across the D. S. E. Railroad Area
Directors of the D. and S. E. Railroad are on the lookout for new work starting very shortly. Christmas trees appear in most churches and holiday activities indicate an improving financial condition among the people.
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D. & S.E. Railroad
Alleged corn thief arrested and other yearend crimes
Special Dispatch reports Michael Fisher was arrested near Cracusville by Marshal Talbert on a charge of grand larceny for allegedly taking most of a season’s corn. His bail was set and he awaits examination Monday afternoon before Mayor Miller. Other notices include a not guilty verdict in a Michigan murder trial of Marion T. Billings, Rodifer’s capture after a prison escape with a knife fight near Memphis, a fatal runaway in Nashville, a man killed crossing railroad tracks in Indianapolis, and a fatal boiler explosion on Foster's Wharf in Boston with three injured.
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Cracusvillle
Michael Fisher
Marshal Talbert
Miller
Michigan
Cincinnati Gazette
Grand Rapids, Mich
Marion T. Billings
Jurreysonville, Inc
Bill Rodifer
Mann
New Albany
Memphis
Clark County
Ind
Ifer
Coomts
Reynolds
Rodifer
Boston
Foster's Wharf
Fearful Loss of Life in England and Across Europe
Reports from December detail a railway express crash near Woodstock Oxfordshire with sixteen drowned and thirty killed in separate incidents. A North Staffordshire colliery explosion leaves twenty miners dead and thirteen bodies recovered. Fires in Pittsburgh and Port Erie damage several businesses and hotels with losses around 25 000 dollars and 100 000 dollars in New York.
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Woodstock
Oxfordire
Western Railway
ATER
Wood K
Oxford
Ige
Bagnall Hall
North Staffordshire
France adjourns Assembly to January fifth
Paris reports the National Assembly extending recess until Jan. 5. The Centennial Commission at Philadelphia notes the Spanish Commissioners attended the exhibition, with remarks on liberty and labor in American civilization. Additional survivors arrive from the burned steamship Japan aboard two American vessels.
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Paris
National Assembly
Mapnip
Gastelar
JaPan
Mansfield Wins Suit Against Fisk Estate for 25000
In New York a suit by Josephine Mansfield against the estate of James Fisk Jr. collected the value of two promissory notes with interest totaling 25000 dollars. King Kalakaua and party rode in Central Park and visited Normal College and the Stock Exchange. Tribune dollar subscriptions for Kansas and Nebraska relief reached 9400.
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New Yon
Josephine Mansfield
James Fisk, Jr
King Kalakaua
Central Park
Normal College
Stock Exchange
Common Council
Tribune
Kansas
Nebraska
Whitelaw Reid
Omaha
Osborne
Topeka
Kansas and
Government awards half a million in gold at market levels
Telegram notes that the government distributed five hundred thousand dollars in gold within the 111.63 to 111.65 range. It reports efforts to salvage five tons to recover 5,250,000 for New York City. Arkansas legislature remains without a quorum, adjourns daily, with no expected quorum before Monday.
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City of
New York
Arkansas
Railway Matters Alleged Fraud in Cincinnati Road
Dayton Ohio December 24 The Court of Common Pleas adjourned briefly and will resume on the 2nd for motions. John Griffin acquitted of stealing a veteran’s watch. Others sentenced for embezzlement assault robbery and related crimes. Christmas preparations abound despite hard times as dances and church trees appear.
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Dayton
Court of Common Pleas
John Griffin
Soldiers’ Home
John J. Gravatt
Levi E Brooks
William Holland
Red Bill
Hardin
Gazetts
Woodward
Indianpolis
St. Louis
Butz
Christmas Eve in Richmond Shows Auspicious Festivities
Richmon d residents enjoyed well attended church celebrations as money flowed for gifts. The Citizens Bank of Hagerstown was organized today and county hog farmers earned about 800000 this year. A Young Men s Reading Room opens January 1 under the Y M C A. The station house housed twenty three lodgers last night. Court adjourned tonight to Monday for lawyers holiday spree.
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Citizens’ Bank of
Hagerstown
Court adjourns. Moss vs Courtright case ongoing
Lancaster December 24 dispatch notes the court adjourned to Tuesday. The Moss versus Courtright case, a farmer's daughter claim, remains before the court. Jacob Waller was dangerously wounded while walling a well on his farm west of the city when a stone fell on him. Business brisk.
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Lancaster
Samuel Moss
Courtright
Jacob Waller
Resignation and Shifts Give Republicans House Majority
New Orleans reports Mr. Arroyo resigns from the Returning Board citing partisan rulings. The Louisiana House representation stands Democrats 52, Republicans 64, a two-seat Republican edge. The board’s decisions threw out several parishes to alter the balance, with Monroe’s results showing a tight margin.
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Poca Beney
Ofells & Anderson
Cobra
Caddo
Lincoln
Ublican
Rapides
Osborne
Deasceerie
Martin
Lafourche
Bienville
Grant
Winn
de Soto
House
Moncure
Insurance on Wise and Sondheimer tobacco factory
Fire in St Louis last night destroyed the Wise and Sondheimer tobacco factory. The insurance portfolio lists Fire Association of Rapid City and Antason with 2000 dollars, Commercial of Chicago, Franklin of Newark, and Germania of New York among carriers. overall coverage totals scattered amounts around 1900 to 5000 dollars.
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ST. Louis
Wise & Sondheimer
Fire Association
Rapiphle and
Antason
Franklin
St. Af Newark
XJ. Oo Ae “ A Commercial
Chi “ Dies Union Mutosl
Paha Visas Ealt, Biggs & Or
Germania
New York
Franklin of
Obscure Wilmington Dispatch Clues Eve Obituaries
Special dispatch from Wilmington reports Eve obituaries at various venues. The fragment mentions no clear suspect or motive for a shooting of Sean, leaving readers with limited details on the case or suspect identification.
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Wilmington News
Cincinnati Gasette
Wilmington
Sean
Suspension of Work on the St Louis Custom House
About two hundred mechanics and laborers on the foundation of the new Custom-house and Post-office building were discharged today and the work stopped due to the appropriation being exhausted.
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St. Louis Custom- House
St. Louis
Death of James Walker D D Former Harvard President
James Walker D D former president of Harvard College died yesterday at his Cambridge residence aged eighty. Lonox December 24 Steamship Peruvian Baltimore arrived.
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James Walker
Boston
Harvard College
Cambridge
Lonnox
Baltimore
King David Hosts Royal Dinner at White House
Washington dispatch describes King David of Hawaii attending a White House dinner. The East Room and Green Drawing Room displayed flowers and a Grant portrait. The King sat with Mrs Fish and Mrs Blaine amid cabinet ministers, speakers, and notable guests as Marine Band played between courses.
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White House
Washington Dispatch
Chicago Times
Grant
Whitehouse
Fish
Blaine
David
Hawaii
Belknap
Waite
Cameron
Orth
Babcock
Sharp
Col
Marine Band
Testimony in Beecher Trial Reveals Secret Talks
In New York correspondence the Chicago Journal reports on Beecher defense hints and Tilton hints. Moulton and Emma discuss confidences with Beecher and Mrs. Moulton. Witnesses, including Beecher, deny criminal relations while whispers of a deathbed confession circulate. Atlanta Herald notes thousands of Athens negroes heading to Mississippi next week.
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New York
Chicago Journal
Shearman
Beecher
Tilton
Atlanta
Athens
Mississippi
Ibis
Mixed Werts case shows inquest split on abortion blame
The Greensburg inquest on Belle Werts' death reveals two opposing conclusions from Ohio and Indiana doctors. The Ohio side accuses Mrs. Little and others, while Dr. Hitt is cleared of guilt though blamed for delay. An officer seeks James Collins with a governor’s requisition, as Greensburg intensifies pursuit for justice.
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Greessors, Inc
Belle Verts
Miamitown
Belle Werts
Hamilton County
Ohio
Indiana
Greensburg
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Werts
Gazette
Collins
Dider
Charles
Hitt
William Werts
Belle
Little
Charles Little
Dr. Hitt
J. Y.hitt
A. Armington
Foreman. Alux
A. Foury
F. M. Stevens
Joan J. Foury
Abel W Greenspare
Rumors of Political Strife and Election Hopes in Bangor Area
A fragmentary 19th century notice notes a heated political climate in Bangor and Penobscot County with party splits over candidates for senator and representative posts. Observers predict fierce March contest as voters weigh Republican contenders and prohibitionist sentiments amid regional tensions.
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Bangor Commercial
Penobscoe County
Hamlin
Bangor
New Hampshire
Charles H. Bell
White
J Roberts
Justice Cushing
Warren F. Ee
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