President's levee largest of the season and other items
A crowded evening scene reports the president's levee as the season's largest. Notes abandon fusion efforts by Orleanists, appeals in Stokes case, and a Brooklyn cargo of infected rags from the ship Missouri. Pardons and trials unfold as immigration efforts in Missouri proceed and European ministers are named.
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Orleanists
Monphis
Stokes
Brooklyn
Missouri
John Scully
Charles Moore
New York
St. Louis
Charles Francis Adams
Geneva Tribune
Europe
O'Donovan Rossa
Tweed
M. Berthemy
Washington
M. de
Ranciere
Rome
Terre Haute
Morgan, Monroe
Clay
Marion
Relief of Western River NMen-Nermen Bill and Other Reports
Special Dispatch from Washington reports on legislative moves and debates. Senator Ferry of Michigan proposed four hundred thousand dollars for relief to Ohio and Mississippi River seamen. An anti Mormon retroactive bill faces constitutional questions. The Indian Peace Commission will issue three reports from New Orleans on Native affairs. Liabilities of Southern States approach three hundred million dollars, with Amnesty Bill endorsed. Cushman faces postage stamp fraud accusations at Albany and aims for House reading clerk post. Schurz and Sumner debate arms sales to France, judged baseless by supporters. The Chicago Relief Bill seeks tariff adjustments on lumber, plate glass, white lead, oil, paint, and iron. Boutwell notes $650,000 savings from Bigelow Block purchase. a bonded warehouse may be built on the old site. Senate approves Bayfield and St Croix Railroad extension with iron-law amendments, vote 31 to 7. Senator Garrett Davis shows improvement and may return to Kentucky after recovery.
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Times and Chronicle
Washington
Chicago
Senator Ferry
Michigan
Ferry
Ohio
Mississippi River
Indian Peace Commission
New Orleans
Noto
Ku Klux Committee
Cushman
Albany
Reading
Schurz
Sumner
Cabal
Senate Finance Committee
Boutwell
Chisago
Bigelow
Custom House
Trumbull
Logan
Farwell
Beveridge
Brownlow
Tennessee
Bayfield and St. Croix
Senate
Garrett Davis
Kentucky
Gage Promises and Breaks Ties in Senate Contention
In Toledo district politics Senator Gage faced pressure over Kemp and Sayler votes amid a Kemp Sayler contest. Democrats claim he wavered between parties, promising to help Sayler’s admission but later telegraphed illness and departure. The episode risks a Senate tie needing Lieutenant Governor Mueller to cast a vote on Sayler’s fate.
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CoLumnus
Senator Gage
Toledo
Sherman
Kemp-Sayler
Gage
Sayler
Ihg Kemp
Seyler
Jenmier
Crestline
Morris
Kemp
Senate
Mueller
Yler
Grand Lodge Acts Tighten RE of P Practices in Ohio
Special Dispatch reports Mansfield measures ban remote initiations and funeral regalia, allowing only black rosettes to honor rituals per Supreme Lodge. No new lodges to be started in Cincinnati for two years, with Dayton chosen for the next Grand Lodge session on the second Wednesday of March. Fatal railroad accident noted near Pirrsaore on February 14.
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Times
Mansfield
Grand Lodge of RE. of P
Supreme Lodge of the World
Cincinnati
Dayton
Grand Lodge
Woman's Salvage Convention Advances Suffrage Support
Special Dispatch reports the Ohio Woman's Wage Association formation announced by the Woman's Salvage Convention in Ohio. Mrs. Swisshelm Longley Cole and Brown spoke as resolutions were adopted endorsing universal woman suffrage and pledging to elect delegates to the Constitutional Convention favoring suffrage. Adjourned until 2 PM.
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Thee Times and Chronicle
Co_vubBous
Ohto
Woman's Salvage Convention
Swisshelm
Longley
Cole
Brown
Ohio Woman's Wage Association
Coal discoveries near Terre Haute explored by state officials
A Terre Haute dispatch reports the special committee spent the day in Brazil examining iron industry growth tied to local coal finds. State Geologist Cox and Poster from Chicago presented views on the coal discoveries shaping Ohio Indiana and Illinois iron interests. The committee then boarded a special train to return home expected to arrive tonight.
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Terre Haute
Times and Chronicle
Terre Haure
Brazil
Cox
Tala
Poster
Chicago
Ohio
Indiana
Illipois
Mutual interests and trials in late 19th century rogues note
New York February 16 reports stir in legal and trade matters. Oyer and terminer delays hinder cases including Foster denied a new trial and the Stokes matter awaiting precedence. Smuggling, silk duties, and linen operations loom large with bail set at 20000 dollars.
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Gg File
Stokes and Tweed
Sik
Foster
Ann Oarsman
New York
Richard O’gorman
J. Pollock
Stokes
Oyer and Terminer
Greham
We. B. Shores
Alba
Supreme Court
Mass Méetnuay of GCentiles Hemoriais for Registration Law
A mass meeting organized by GCentiles Hemoriais discusses proposed registration law affecting community records. Officials outline goals and expected impacts, inviting attendees to participate in the civic process and provide feedback.
Sarr Lax and Equal Suffrage Debate in Congress
February 15 report notes efforts by Sarr Lax and others on woman suffrage with memorial speeches and earnest appeals. Mention of Salt Lake City voting, church opposition, and a percussive push to sustain federal judiciary and address Mormon law violations. Japanese ambassadorial courtesy and General Morrow honored by government. Eastern train arrival promised, and General Corser repudiates State Convention election.
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Wight
Was & — Congress
Salt Lake City
Fey
Tameke
Morrow
General Corser
Photographing the Mikado Promptly Punished
San Francisco dispatch reports attempts to photograph the Mikado prompt a punishment while clashes of ships and crews surface. Japanese men of war head to Europe amid tense exchanges at Yokohama and Yeddo as rail construction nears completion and a US frigate officer dies in a drunken brawl with British sailors.
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Yeddo
Europe
San Francisco
Pheces
A Sg
Yokohama
Leeipate
Chicago
YonouwaMa
Hes
Arsenal
Yeheaksy
Eoe
Nea Bs
Japan
Hawaii
United States
Two Freight Trains Collide Near Saint Louis
Two Iron Mountain Railroad freight trains collided eight to ten miles from St. Louis last night. Eight cars and both locomotives were wrecked but no injuries reported. Cause of the accident is not yet determined. A Jacksonville special reports a fire at Murraysville twelve miles south, destroying six business buildings with $10,000 loss and little insurance.
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St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Jacksonville
Illinois
Murraysville
Ships Arrive at New York Harbor from Europe
New York on February 16 reports arrivals of the Cambria from Hamburg and the Russia from Liverpool.
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New York
Cambria
Hamburg
Russia
Liverpool
River Navigation Updates Amid Heavy Ice Across Cities
Special dispatches report rivers stationary or rising due to rain with heavy ice. Kanawha and Monongahela show 7 feet plus flows. ferries hampered by ice while boats and barges seek shelter, with several vessels scheduled to depart or arrive. Damages include wing dam break and barges sinking. transfers and shipments noted along the Ohio River system.
Rejection debate in Quincy house and Senate anger
The session records discussion on government building rejections in Quincy Illinois. The House debated naval and civil service bills, with motions to strike out items and arguments over private yard contracts. Senate members clashed over remarks by Brownlow and questions about arms sales during the Franco Prussian era and potential unauthorized communications.
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Quincy
Ilinois
Toa
Sohlieben
Tna
Tn Fa
Fifth Avenue
Tae Wee
Benks
Governanakerty
al Tee
Slocum
Holman
Mound City
Kindeer
Hornet
England
Alabama
Brownlow
Beck
Clorernor
Tennewec
Senate Bath Karaten
Bostier
R. Chandler
Casserly
Senate
Rae
Isaid
Eens
Tennessee
Sumner
Harlan
War Department
He Helthyn
Toe Weis
Baca
Gov Rag
Amer Av
Seuthe
Senate debate over American aid to France in 1870
The passage discusses whether the United States Senate could lend aid to France without compromising legitimacy. It cites a December 13 1870 letter claiming Remington acted as a French agent and the subsequent Senate executive session that adjourned without a vote. It references public figures and the political maneuvering surrounding the episode.
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Senate
Remington
New York
Conkling
Saiin
Senate action frames fiscal year timing bill
Special Dispatch to Geeles Chronicle reports February 16 column on Senate and House proceedings. A bill proposed to set the timing of the fiscal year for all departments and aligns December as the standard reference. Details remain unclear due to damaged text.
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Geeles Chronicle
Columnus
Senate
Cera
Humors of the Pension Office in a New York Star sketch
A humorous tale rails at pension bureaucracy as a 94 year old widow faces a maze of questions from the U S Department of Pensions. The commissioner demands endless proofs of kinship, age, and moral character, while the claimant and a narrator describe thwarted hopes and shifting rulings.
Fashionable Cheyenne Party Notes and Odd Stat Lines
A stylish Cheyenne party highlights Miss W as the belle in cafe shade attire with elaborate trims and Miss H in a blue jean polo dress. The report blends fashion hints with scattered archival data on Atlantic steamers 1571 totals, fire losses, and patent claims, plus a Danbury widow note linked to Mr C F Daniels.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Jenkins
Miss W
Linsey Nolsey
Chicago
Miss H
Tobacco curing errors harm Louisville tobacco values
The Louisville Ledger details how sun-burn and bruising from improper cutting, piling, and handling reduce tobacco quality. It traces changes since 1840 to evening cutting and smaller piles, notes house-burnt tobacco from crowding sticks, and stresses ripe-cut timing, early planting, bed preparation, and pest protection as keys to better yields.
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Louisville Ledger
The World of Playing Cards Through the Ages
The article traces the origins of playing cards from ancient China India and Arabia to Europe. It notes early mentions in Viterbo 1379 and St Bernard’s 1423 sermon, the spread via Crusaders, and the evolution of designs from medieval Italian packs to German printed cards and royal French sets. It also covers English adoption, Spanish influence via Moors, and early American manufacturing in San Domingo after discovery.
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China
India
Europe
Nicolas de Covelluzzo
Viterbo
Naid
St. Bernard of Sienna
St. Anthony of
Florence
St. Bernard
Germany
Finiguerra
St. Peter
House of God
England
Elizabeth
Stukely
Spain
Peral
America
San Domingo
Opium Smoking Reported In Paris Venture
A French medical journal notes a new Paris club among youths promoting opium smoking as an experiment. It describes preparation, a daily dose near 150 grains, effects including nausea, dizziness, then deep sleep, and eventual indolence and loss of appetite with a dulled complexion.
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Paris
Ignoe
Aries
Wachtel Sill Illness and City News Sparks Fire Law Talk
February dispatch reports Wachtel unable to perform due to hoarseness with three shows planned next week. Public reaction mounts over the temperance law and beer exemptions. Judge Farwell may change venue in Aldermanic trials to Lake County. A new fire ordinance starts next Wednesday with raids on wooden shanties. Fire Marshal Williams looks likely to be discharged for inefficiency as Shank and Williams had been appointed before the fire.
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Times and Chronicle
Curiaco
Wachtel
Heis
Farwell
Lake County
Might
Congress
Williams
Shank
Chicago Tribune Letter Corrects Alderman Davis Claim
Mayor Medill publishes a Tribune letter clarifying Alderman Davis's claim and defending the Chicago Relief and Aid Society. The piece notes support from lumber firms urging Chicago Bill passage, reports a growing Fire Department crisis and accusations among officers, and mentions the three Japanese sons at Tremont House awaiting a dispatch from their father to travel east amid snow.
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Associated Press
Medill Im
Cincinnati Seap
ChicaGo
Medill
Tribune
Davis
Cincinnati
Chieage Ralief
Senate
Illiams
Williams
Onmeiay
Turner Hall
Tremont House
Sake
Sacramento
East
Death of Reginald H. Hall in Memphis
Prominent Indianapolis lawyer Reginald H. Hall died today in Memphis from brain fever while traveling for rest. An infant’s dead body was found behind 138 Virginia Avenue with no arrest yet. Cincinnati excursionists returned from Clay County coal fields in the morning and headed home satisfied with the trip.
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Times and Chronicle
Indianapolis
Reginald H. Hall
Memphis
W. R. Finch
LaCrosse
Virginia Avenue
Cincinnati
Clay County
Paris Bonapartist Intrigues Stir Support for Ex Emperor
In Paris on February 16 the Bonapartists press to mobilize workers in various cities to sway opinion in favor of the former emperor. The movement seeks to build momentum among working crowds.
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Paris
Ice Closes Rivers Delays Freight Towboats Damaged
In Pittsburg on February 16 the Monongahela is stationary at 7 feet 4 inches, while Morgantown and Greensboro show 4 and 6 feet respectively. Ice covers all reaches to Wheeling. a coalboat carrying 22,000 bushels sunk near Freedom. Towboats Coal Hill and J Sharp McDonald damaged. George Lysle aground at Logstown, listed with stacks removed. Coal Hill failed to pull free. John Wood and John Gilmore with barges arrive as Bog weather clears. Albany reports heavier ice, with a barge loosened at Jeffersonville and landed by Conner.
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Lovisvits
Buell
Lytle
Cook & Co
Jeffersonville
Howard’s
Mitchell
Salt River
Pittsburg
Monongahela
Morgantown
Greensboro
Brownsville
Wheeling
Coal Hill
George Lysle
Logstown
John Wood
John Gilmore
Congress highlights and bills in the Northwest session
February 16 proceedings show petitions from heavy lumbermen backing the Relief Bill, Illinois resolutions opposing Britain, bills to restrict buffalo slaughter on public land, extend railroad construction to Lake Superior, and identical bills to last session. Representatives debate arms sales during the Franco-Prussian era and related amendments.
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Logan
Northwest
United States
Great Britain
Cole
Cater Cat
St. Croix
Lake Superior
Casserly
Comes Ae
Morrill
Vermont
Messrs
Cara Conkling Tipton
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Gen. 1
Pennsylvania Central Railroad
Columbus
Albany and Susquehanna
Central Bridge
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Ting
Rm. Ree
John McHugh
Bobt
Scott
Twenty-first Internal Revenue District of
Pennsylvania
Civil Service System
Rick
Knights OF Pythias
The
Waire WN. Y
Woman’s Rights
Salt Lake
Baltimore
Bautrages
Walton & Otto
Leeustrot
John Burt
Old Denders’ ” Association
Ublican
Ill
Additional River News
New Albany, Inc
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W. Va
Bieg Ia
Gallipe i Nigh Svaneraizs
Aising
Chen
W. Garrett
Idlewild
Ada Neilman
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Evansyn P
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Exico
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John A. Riwlins
Danbury, Conn
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C. F. Daniels
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RB. H. Hall
Cincinnati Excursionists
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Wade
Conner
Rainx
Wasuixatoy
Hay
Brooks
Cate
Chevatete Priresvne
Crade
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Wilson Bros
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Vai
Coamy
Rookmar- Ausmati
Bennett, Hg J
Suareem Secreta
Amazon
Samuel H. Taft
U. 5
J. B. Bennett
D. West
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Geo
Sam'l H. Taft
Andes, Amazon
Triumph Insurance Companies
Vine Street
York
Greenwood Hall
Weick
Pittsandre
G. H
Greg
B Bers & Co
A. D. BU
West Third Street
Helmbold
Buchu
Wileem
Lanatic
Ori
H. T. Helmbold
Broadway
South Tenth Arrest
Philadelphia
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