Notes and News from the era of unrest and gatherings
Extensive preparations are making for the thanksgiving ceremony at St. Paul’s. Reports from Spain mention agitation against the Government in Valentia and Andalusia. In Dayton the Soldiers' Home housed 1413 inmates. Adam Knecht, Dayton’s oldest German resident, died suddenly. Various political and legal items follow, including investigations, nominations, and rumors across New York, Paris, and Washington, with armed movements and fleet activity noted in Latin America.
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House of Commons
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England
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Pon Ofer
Wm. M. Evarte
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United the Geneva Board
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Amnest y Defeated in Senate Amid Civil Rights Debate
In Washington on February 10 the amnesty measure failed in the Senate, surprising few observers. Sumner’s civil rights amendment, though defeated, is pledged to be tied to any future amnesty bill. Summer expects Colfax’s casting vote to boost his standing, while The Daily Republican labels opponents as enemies of the President.
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Times and Chronicle
Senate
Sumner
Summer
Sommer
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Schiff Bill Postponed Amid Sparse House Attendance
Notes on the Schiff bill delaying action due to thin House attendance. Cincinnati’s stake prompts postponement to next Tuesday with competing Thursday proposal. bill set for next Wednesday. Also updates on State Fair location proposals, county fair grounds offer, and Board of Agriculture duties.
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Wilson
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Creighton
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Supreme Court
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Corrugated Iron Fence Company
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Defiance Wooten Mills
Committee On Benevolent Institutions
Scoundrel Cal Cooper Arrested In Cincinnati Case
A scoundrel named Cal Cooper with several aliases was arrested after fleeing the city with a young frail woman about sixteen. He posed as her husband, pawned her jewelry to fund travel, and was sent to the work-house on a $1,000 bond for a year after being presented as a suspected felon. The girl, identified as Sarah Sands, was taken by Officer Lefer for return.
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Times and Chronicle
Seatiay Vicewabe
Cincinnati
Cooper
Sarah Sands
Cunningham
Lefer
Bethedist Book Committee Steck Exchange Resolvé
A fragment mentions Cordage Werkese-Work of the Castom- Homse Committee Belt Makers National Association Frenian Convention Pacific Mail investigations.
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Bethedist Book Committee
Steck Exchange Resolvé- Iike
Cordage Werkese
Castom- Homse Committee
National Asociation—Frenian Convention
Pacific Mail Investigations
Beak Conveyed By Havre Meeting on Beok Com Exhibits
New York on February 10 reports a Havre dispatch noting the Beok Com exhibit in Sanndal proceedings. Mentions actions of the Stock Exchange committee and calls for appeals regarding capital employed. Names Sternberg Hooper Anthony and Newhall as officials. National Convention meets February 16. Pacific Mail Company affairs discussed with a loss of 17,008 noted.
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Beok
Stock Exchanges
Grete Busines
Netions Association of Bolt Maou Ind
HS Sternberg
E. H. Hooper
Fipi
J. J. Anthony
Proview
Hf. B. Newhall
Jon
Pacitc
Yester Vna
Company Shares Borrowed Against Lake Shore Stock Repaid
A crude report indicates shares of Fresiites Stockw were borrowed using Lake Shore securities as collateral. The loan reportedly reached $300,000 with repayment by Osborne. A director of coupons and a badge are noted, while Pacific Mail securities are mentioned in the security code.
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Heck
Osborne
Rand
Pacific Mail
American Alabama dispute weighs on Granville note
February dispatches from New York and Washington report Britain’s Granville note and the Alabama claims. Officials expect the arbiters to withhold judgment, while rumors circulate about possible amendments to meet U S action. Reports from Ottawa and London note heightened interest and cautious optimism amid diplomatic tension.
Surprise and regret in New York on ministerial visit
Report mentions Minister DeLong and Brigham Young era officials and a prisoner charged with murder amid U S blockade. It notes Gen Yamada visiting Camp Douglas, cannon salutes, and favorable Japanese reception. Trains moving westward from Raw ee hope to reach here tomorrow.
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Ang Bei
Ted States
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Macy
Janie Mckeon Sar Woods
Yamada
Camp Douglas
Rawee
Weather Roundup From Several Cities on February 10
Special Dispatch reports clear skies and mild to warm temperatures across LovurmviLie Evansville Cairo and nearby areas on February 10. Rivers show thawing shore ice with ice moving downstream, while overall river activity remains quiet and weather hints at possible rain tonight.
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Times and Chronicle
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Maronny
Saveu Pe Oo
Cairo
Evansville
Toe
Greed River
Henderson
Piayes
Heddyville
Woman's Christian Association Receives City Grant
The Woman's Christian Association got $250 from the city for expenditures through their reorganization. A Dayton crash report details a severe railway accident near Phenix House where a man from Compton Farm suffered a leg injury. He is married with four children.
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Woman's Christian Association
Wife citizenship and domicile questioned in city inquiry
A fragmented civic debate questions whether a wife can be a citizen and maintain a domicile separate from a husband from whom she is not divorced. The county directed city officials to adhere to a policy related to widows and infirmary matters amid party statements.
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Lane
City A
Highland Kansas 1872 Cold Spell Limits Sunday Attendance
In Highland Kansas February 1872 residents endure extreme cold with 10 to 12 below wind chill. Presbyterians report strong Sunday school and church attendance thanks to Rev A S McCoonel and Rev John A McAfee. The Highland University college program, led by McAfee, grows with about 125 students. a safe campus asset is mentioned amid plans for a new building and river issues.
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John A. McAfee
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H. A. Dins
Wa. T. Gage
Emma Shiraduates
Norma
Hazes Green Wis 1872 Outlook for town and mines
Correspondence from Hazes Green Wisconsin in February 1872 notes Green, the southern Grant County township, promising fertile soil and grazing, a vote backing a proposed market railroad, and early manufacturing. It mentions a strong school, moderate mineral prospects, wagon making, and post explosion hazards. Purchases at Galena markets show pork and cattle activity. Mineral showings and new mining ventures near Newings attract attention as the region’s western Wisconsin outlook remains mixed.
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Wis
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Mosroe
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Hezel Green
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Newings
Agerger & Co
Wisconsin
Senate Debates Street Bill and City Redistricting Move
The Senate discussed expenditures for opening streets and alleys abutting property, with recesses taken. The Street and Water Bill advanced to 299 votes, while Canton’s penal bill and Cincinnati redistricting were also debated, with a 60 day council duty and five appointees to run the process.
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Times and Chronicle
Fragmentary historic notice from Amasy February 9
Fragmentary OCR text mentions forbidden actions and preparation, with unclear names and dates. It references a funeral or final rites and a sense of formal furnishing or provisions. The readable parts imply a legal or ceremonial notice amid disrupted wording.
Acting Governor Proclaims Assembly Crisis
Disjointed report notes J Hose president of the Senate leaving for the capital and a proclamation naming him Acting Governor. It mentions a plan to fill vacancies, investigate officers, and possible impeachment of the governor who prorogued the Legislature. Gov. Janes expected back in two or three days.
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Senate
Haseall
Janes
Amnesty and cloture debate on the Senate floor
The Senate discussed the Amnesty Bill with amendments and votes on civil rights provisions. The Vice President directed door-keepers during the session as amendments to redefine citizen status and Ku Klux clauses were debated, falling to a tied vote. The chamber adjourned with continued consideration planned.
Inebriation in England in the Saturday Review
The London Saturday Review warns that drunkenness spans all classes in England and Scotland with drinking at all hours. It cites railway stations, shops, theatres and bars as sites of pervasive intoxication, notes a public medical declaration, and contemplates legislative prohibition as a likely remedy.
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England
London Saturday Review
West End
Scotland
Grand Jury Indicts Ex Alderman Carney in Chicago
Special dispatch reports the Grand Jury indicts former Alderman Carney this morning. A Chicago opera sale drew $1,500 in twenty four hours, the first opera to visit since the fire, despite doubts about support for luxury music.
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Times and Chronicle
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Carney
Wachtel Opera
Wachtel
Great Breach of Promise Case in McKeesport Damages 625000
Special Dispatch reports in Pittsburg that Harriet Vankirk sues Josiah P. Johnson for breach of promise claiming 25000 in damages after he failed to appear for a grand wedding in McKeesport Penn. The case draws over 100 witnesses, including 56 summoned by the plaintiff, and will be heard in the Dities Court. Also reported is the death of George Dentenberger, 15, killed when struck by a Connellsville Railroad train while by coal on the track, his brother spared.
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Times and Chronicle
Prinse
McKeesport
Penn
George Dentenberger
Desperate Druggist Found Dead On Urbana Street
A 25-year-old man died suddenly on a Urbana street morning, likely by his own hand. A poison bottle and letters praise him as an industrious druggist from Chicago, Jacksonville, Bloomington, and Toledo. He wandered homeless after the great fire and left a coroner's verdict to be delivered tonight. Mrs. Ray of Toledo has been notified.
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Jacksonville
Illinois
Bloomington
Josephine Ray
Toledo
City
Chicago
Columbus Woman Dies After Stroke at Home
In Columbus on February 10, Mrs. Patrick Young, aged sixty five, suffered a brain blood vessel burst while at home performing chores. She died two and a half hours later at her residence, the Times and Chronicle reports.
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Chronicle
CoLumbes
Patrick Young
Moral certainty: Alabama claims settlement doomed says Lexpos
The February 1 Lexpos column argues the Geneva Board will fail to settle the Alabama claims. It urges preventive diplomacy to avert further retaliations and hints that the Treaty of Washington is seen in the U.S. as a surrender by England if indirect claims are accepted. It notes The Nonderd and Post stay silent on the issue.
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John N. Eble
Auditor’s Office
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Gepponed-ovstodenste
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Recha
Trevino
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Matamorat
Lexpos
She Tins
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Geneva Board
Washington
England
United States
Post
Decal party arrival and bond fraud rumor linked dispatch
A private dispatch from Vicksburg notes the Decal party arrived yesterday evening and leaves this morning, with plans to reach New Orleans by Monday morning. A Little Rock dispatch dated the 7th reports Arkansas levee bends bonds fraud allegations involving White River Valley Railroad, stirring unease about potential further litigation and undisclosed details.
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Mearits
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Little Rock
Arkansas
White River Valley Railroad
Indictments And Bail In New York General Sessions
The Grand Jury presented about 460 cases with frauds investigated. Mayor Hall faces five indictments for neglect of duty with city audit claims and bail set at 5000 dollars. Tweed and Peter B. Sweeny also indicted with varied bail. Meyer Hall and Nathaniel Sands linked cases set for trial. Five indictments target Connolly and others.
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Hall
Edward Barnes
Tweed
Peter B. Sweeny
Sweeny
Judes C. P. Daly
Meyer Hall
Nathaniel Sands
Connolly
Kelly sentenced to fifteen years for police killing
Dustin reports Kelly has been sentenced to fifteen years at hard labor for killing a policeman. Home rule candidate Blennerhessett was elected to the House of Commons from Paris. Gas English question notes no expected seriousness in claims. Washburne defers departure, may cancel planned trip.
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Kelly
Theen
Succes Blennerhessett
House of Commons
Paris
Washburne
Marine Disaster Off English Channel Sinks Electra
London February 10 report states a sea disaster off the English Channel when the steamer Electra collided with another vessel and sank. Seventeen persons aboard the Electra drowned. details of the other ship and rescue efforts are unclear.
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Aaah
English Channel
Electra
Hoase Dholeran
Steace
Reward for Railroad Crewmembers After Alton Collision
The Rockford Rock Island and St Louis Railroad offers five hundred dollars for the apprehension of Fred Baker and Pat Halpin the conductor and engineer of the freight train that collided with a passenger train near Alton on the previous Wednesday.
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Rockford, Rock Island and St. Louis Railroad Company
Fred. Baker
Pat. Halpin
Alton
Wasincros House Debates in Small General Assembly Session
The House met for a general debate only with Mr. Beatty of Ohio in the chair. A small gathering of members attended as various subjects were discussed and several members spoke on different topics.
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Beatty
Ohio
Freight blockades at Louisville reviewed by board report
The Transportation Committee of the Board of Trade met this afternoon at 1:30. A report on frequent Louisville freight blockades was submitted and adopted for action.
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Transportation Committee
the Board of Trade
O'Slock
Louisville
City of the Future ideas by Bunce in Appletons Journ
O B Bunce outlines a practical utopian vision for compact urban living with steam elevators and elevated transit. He envisions brick sky houses with fireproof design and roof gardens, using Croton water towers as ornamental fountains, and upper level horticulture to cool and refresh massed city spaces. The concept stresses centralization, rapid transit, and social scenes atop city roofs amid gardens and glass enclosures.
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Bunce
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