Fragments of 19th Century News Items and Trials
A garbled Friday report notes wrecks near ip Bete to Pessigny and the Memphis and Little Rock line. Deaths include Mr Ayers in Frank County and Gen Halleck remembered in general orders. Embezzlement trials feature Samuel Kendig and a Patent Office disbursing officer. Banking losses and court judgments touch Bowling Green, Guardian Savings, and Cornwell Co. A committee favors teacher eligibility in public and private schools.
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Memphis
Little Rock
Ayers
Frank County
Church
Grea Falls
Massachusetts
Cremer
Dijon
France
New York Printing Company
Akin O'Cease
Connolly
Whipple
Minnesota
Norton
Christ’s Church, Louisville
Huleck
PF. A. Marden
Treasury
Treasury Fund
Cornwell & Co
Ilant Mich
Anyance
Third Avenue Savings 7
Supreme Court
Bowling Green and Guardian Savings Banks
New York City
Asserby
Exda
Canard &Co
Bank of British North
Florida Crisis and Senate Sights in Two Dispatches
A January 15 dispatch notes Secretary Fish downplaying the Florida case as not harming U S Spain ties. It cites Spanish minister saying the warship only inspected papers under treaty. Cuban lobby stirs Florida talk while Senate crowds hear Sumner on civil rights and petitions favor tariff repeal. The Western press notes NY merchants demand change amid renominaton talk.
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Times and Chronicle
Waaturetox
Fish
Florida
Spain
Senate
Sumner
Conflict over Louisiana House seating and federal aid
In New Orleans on January 14 1872 Speaker Carter urged General Emory to deploy troops to reclaim the State House and seat all members. Emory replied he would not aid the move and would not deploy troops unless ordered by the U S government. The city remained tense but quiet as officials argued over federal authority and potential martial law. News from Washington noted a possible congressional investigation into Orleans troubles and President Grant avoiding martial law unless necessary.
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Emory
Theguly
Orleans
Geo. W. Carter
Ure
United States
Y Ory
Omma
Warmoth
Mechanics’ Institute
Metropolians
Veem
Washington
New Orleans
Congress
Panera
Grant
New
Canal Street
Dryades
Federal Pe
Carterites
Eirchenlos Institute
Fatal Railroad Accidents Reported in Two States
A wiper Ed Persell on the Jeffersonville Railroad was killed when a train moved and severed his head at Jeffersonville. In Piqua, Fred Everett, 23, a Dayton and Michigan Railroad brakeman, was fatally mangled between cars during a coupling and died at 10:30 p.m. His body will be sent to Toledo.
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The
Times and Chronicle
New Atuaxy
Mnp
Persell
Jeffersonville
Lama
Fred Everett
Dayton and Michigan
Piqua
Jury Deliberations Continue in Foster Murder Case
After forty hours of jury deliberations the Foster murder trial remained unsettled. At 11 this morning the jurors returned to hear the court's charge again, then retired to resume their discussion. The day is cold with a light mow of snow in the area.
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The
Times and Chronicle
Foster
Cold Weather The Virginia Charges Against the Chief Clerk
The article reports on legal controversies surrounding the chief clerk of the State Senate amid harsh winter conditions. It outlines allegations and political fallout, noting contested actions and the potential impact on legislative proceedings. The piece references institutional responses and calls for accountability within the state government.
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Virginia
Senate
Fish
Hoetel
Fragmented 19th Century News Clip with Disjoint Mentions
Readable excerpts mention New York conditions at sunrise with six degrees, a Colorado arrival from Liverpool, a clerk and contract charges, and a fatal shooting yesterday. The text references Terwill Falmer, a loan clerk, and vague debts, with scattered lines about moralizing preachers and a penal roasting incident.
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New York
Colorado
Liverpool
Hantorally
Quatene
Terwill Falmer
Thas
Yal
Fisk
Grand Duke's Buffalo Camp Expedition Under Pat Testes
Grand Duke and party arrived at 7 am and proceeded toward a permanent buffalo camp on Red Willow Creek about fifty miles from here. Camp hosts servants and soldiers with wall tents and stoves, culinary outfits, and 10000 rations of flour and coffee. Company K, Second Cavalry under Captain Egan guards the expedition with Lieutenant Stever as escort. General Pat Testes commands the operation. Buffalo Bill Cody, quartermaster, meets the Grand Duke. A steamer charter to New Orleans alters plans, with room reconfigurations and newspaper access restricted. rates: 1200 per day with freight, 1500 without. The party plans stays at Medicine Creek en route to Memphis, Vicksburg, and other points.
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Norru Parre
New
Grand Duke
Red Willow Creek
Second Cavalry
Egan
Seconavalry
Stever
Pat. Testes
Mr. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Medicine Creek
Witnesses Testify About Prisoner in Wharton Case
In Annapolis today many witnesses attested to the prisoner s excellent reputation. The defense closed evidence on art. Dr Athen St Smith testified about his fifty three years practice and education at Transylvania University. He discussed meningitis cases and noted prescriptions while commenting on deaths. Baltimore dispatches describe the Alan Line steamer Hibernia arriving with cargo and passengers at Locust Point Pier after a Liverpool voyage, alongside the West India and Pacific Line ship schedules.
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Annapolis
Wharton
Athen St. Smith
Eean
Transylvania University
Lexington
Kentucky
Ketchum
Smith
Baltimore
Zari
Williams
George W. Benson
Times and Chronicle
Alan Line
Liverpool
E Steamship
Locust Point
Altimore
West
West India and Pacific Line
Arriv
Este
Former Union Minister backs Segasta for Cortes race
Mapuio January 15. The former Union Mt Minister has resolved to support Senor Segasta in the Cortes. Deputies to Cortes meet on the 21st. The session opens on the 22d.
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Mapuio
Union Mt
Senor Segasta
Tne
Longtime Congregational Pastor Resigns in St Louis
In St Louis on January 15 Rev. T M Post, pastor of the Congregational Church for twenty five years, announced his resignation to take effect at the end of the current year's second quarter.
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St. Loum
T. M. Post
Sholi
Lewis W. Shell
F. M. Tag
Clinton St
Bills Introduced In Congress January 15 1861
Various measures referred include Butler's plan to remove political disabilities from the rebellion era with limits. Smith's national railroad from New York to Chicago. Merier's tariff free tea after July. Yely's sale of the Pittsburgh Quartermaster Depot and construction of the Caston House and Marine Hospital plus Ohio and Monongahela River improvements.
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Butler
Mass
Smith
New York
Chicag
Meruer
Yely
Pittsburg
Caston Iouse and Marine Hospital
Ohio and
Monongahela
River News Summary From January River Reports
Special dispatch lists river traffic and weather across Memphis Albany Evansville and Canton on January 15. Vessels like Pauline Carroll Lezal Tender and Abeona move up and down the Ohio while river depths fall and rise. Cold, clear weather, dull business, and boats reported arriving or departing for Cincinnati, New Orleans, and Louisville.
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Times and Chronicle
Memruis
Pauline Carroll
Ames
Lezal
White River
Louisville
Delfast
New Orleans
Sam. J. Hale
Cincinnati
Saturda
J. J. McDonald & Co
Rodgers & Wallace
Albany
Indiana
Tarascon
Avelia
Potomas
Sundsy
J F. Rankin
Webster and Tow
Trans
Silver ‘Moon
Samson No
C.B. Chure
Herning Star
Evansville
Abeona
Queks
Cairo
Dick Ulton
Raven
Laces
Nash‘ville
Metisville
Leclair
Lele
Camelia
Bowling Green
Bowling Green, — Ngan, TP. M.; Dick Ronorolier and Ibang J.E. Resa
Henderson
Lama Sr Seg d
Ashville
Mere Reas
Howler
Sataray
Ely
Pues Floyd Bat Cheek
Beaver
Tiennes
Wheelam Agee
Zanesville
Peller N. M. Jones
Blanverbassett
Menage
Catno
Alice
St. Louis
N. J. Bighey
Robert Mitchell
Memphis
N. J. Bigley
St. Joseph
Idlewild
Robert Burns
Dusty Road to the Coast Through Marin and Yosemite
The travelers describe a rugged overland journey from Benicia to San Francisco, noting sea lions, the Golden Gate, and Yosemite. Dust dominates the road as heavy ranch teams churn the path, wind in their faces, and only glimpses through dusty gaps offer simple sights and a sense of moving forward.
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Ben En Francisco
Golden Gate
Mariposa
Yosemite Valley
The Fallen Monarch and the Big Trees Awe
The narrator recalls awe at the Big Trees during a ride, noting the fallen monarch’s hollow trunk and immense size. He describes the journey, horses, and the sinus of saddle girths, then contemplates the trees’ age and the centuries they have witnessed, beyond mere size.
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Peter Goron
Philadelphia as the cradle of U S political conventions
The article traces early American political caucuses and national conventions, noting Philadelphia’s role in hosting pivotal gatherings from 1830 onward. It highlights figures like Fremont, Harrison, Polk, Taylor, and the rise of parties including Federalists, Whigs, Republicans, and Democrats, signaling expectations for next year’s convention in Philadelphia and Grant’s renomination.
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Philadelphia
Philaaway
Barr
Baltimore
William Wirt
Amos Elimaker
Pennsylvania
John. Fremont
Wm. L. Dayton
Andrew Johnson
Rison
Harris
Taylor
Unaii
Henry Clay
John It
Tively
Jackson
van Buren
Johnson
Harrison
Tyler
Starrisburg
James G. Birney
F. J. Lemoyne
Warsaw
N.Y
Balticet
Clay
Frelinghuysen
Polke
Dallas
Buffalo
Hed Thomas
Free-Soil de Eeune N
Battle
Free-Soil Democracy
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Charleston
Balware
Chicago
Early American Newspapers Begin in Boston 1600s
The article notes that the first newspaper efforts in North America were initiated in Boston around 1600. It cites scant surviving copies and a State Paper Office record, describing strict licensing, warnings against unauthorized print, and Benjamin Harris as a printer tied to acts and laws. The history explains the dawn of news in the colonies, marking an era about a hundred years prior to modern publishing.
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North America
Boston
Avery
Peiet
M Goves
Pierce
Benjamin Harris
Benjamin H
Boonen
Massachusetts Bay
Ile
Amnesty Bills Defeated and Nomination Withdrawn in Washington
Special dispatch reports the President withdrew Gen. Charles E from the Pension Agency nomination in Cincinnati. The House adopted a five member committee to probe New Orleans troubles. Acker's general amnesty bill failed to suspend rules, Dawes then offered a universal amnesty bill which also failed.
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Times and Chronicle
Washixetos
Charles E
Cincinnati
House
Dawes
New Orleans
Acker
Pennsylvania
Tegal
Orly
Opinions in the Legal Tender Case and Senate-Politics Notes
In Washington January 15 the Supreme Court, with Justice Strong delivering the opinion, considers the legality of the Legal Tender Acts. Chief Justice Chase dissents. Justices Clifford and Field read supporting views. Reports say Republicans push urgent business before the National Convention. Emory told not to interfere with Louisiana. Spain-US relations and Curtin recall are addressed. Spain to receive affidavits for responses. officials hopeful for swift amends.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Basta
Spain
Washington
Supreme Court
Strong
Ayne
Davis
Miller
Bradley
Chase
Field
Clifford
Nelson
Tre
Congress
Emory
Louisiana
Russia
United States
Curtin
Fi8ria
Perkins kills brown otter on Chartier's Creek near Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on Saturday evening a boy named Perkins killed a brown otter four miles from the city on Chartier's Creek. It is the first otter seen there in many years. Bartley Campbell sold his new sensation piece Pearl to Edwin Adams. N R Kemp, jailed for forging pension papers, died of hepatitis. He was educated and possibly a Civil War Union scout. leaves a wife and three children in Luzerne County. John Carmichael stands trial for the Six Mile Ferry murder of John Mahoney.
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Times and Chronicle
Pittsburg
Perkins
Chartier’s Creek
Bartley Campbell
Edwin Adams
N. R. Kemp
Luzerne County
John Carmichael
John Mahoney
Six-Mile Ferry
Alderman Glade Bribery Trial Opens in Chicago
Special dispatch reports Alderman N. Glade facing bribery charges in a morning trial before Judge Free. A motion to quash the indictment is expected to be denied. Shanty builders plan a torchlight rally and visit to the Council to press repeal of the Fire Limits Ordinance amid reaction to the Ohio Liquor Law passage.
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Times and Chronicles
Chicago
N.glade
Ministerial Resolve In Madrid Over Count Yet To Remove
Madrid dispatch reports the Ministry has unanimously resolved not to remove Count y amid political tensions. The decision solidifies current leadership and avoids immediate cabinet reshuffles. Further developments are awaited as regional and international observers monitor the situation.
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Madrid
Fraud scheme linked to firm in $100000 loss case
Deputy Collector Clarke testified that the firm Dy mord Lally was involved in a $100,000 fraud promised for $50,000. He described investigation methods and difficulties in tracing culprits in the age business while noting a letter signed Charles Currie shaping customs views. The Grand Jury indicted six times in Oyer and Terminer against Stokes for Fisk murder. Wife of manager Woolf, once a famed actress, died of heart congestion.
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New York
Clarke
Dymord Lally
Charles Currie
Oyer and Terminer
Stokes
Fisk
Geo. Wood
Cagan
Senate Proceedings Mention Petitions from Foreign Dealers
Mr Goldthwaite of Alabama was sworn in and several petitions were presented. Mr Cole of California submitted a petition from Chinese rice dealers for duty reductions, and the Vice President said petitions from foreigners should be received by the Department. The question was taken and the petition referred. Mr Blair proposed a Ku Klux Committee inquiry into the Louisiana actions, but Mr Edmunds objected and it was referred. At adjournment Sumner’s Supplementary Civil Rights Bill was taken up and he spoke.
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Goldthwaite
Alabama
Cole
California
Pacific Coast
Blair
Ku Klux Committee
Assits la Louisiana
Edmunds
Lock
Sumner
Senate
HOUSE
Civil Service Examinations in Federal Posts Office
A Chicago Post correspondent notes Mr. A R Hawley once a Superior Court clerk aims for the Postal Railway Service led by George Bangs. Hawley misses by a day, amid reform era jokes, with Bangs as examiner. A German applicant falters on a sun distance question and fails to secure a clerkship.
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Washington
Chicago Post
A. R. Hawley
Court House
Superior Court
Hawley
Postal Railway Service
Napoleon
Geo. Bangs
Chicago
Bangs
Paris
Hull
Civil Service
Government Service
Interior Department
Butter Profits From Jersey Cows and Deep Cans in New England
Col Waring of Ogden Farm describes selling butter at high prices in Boston markets. He notes buyers willing to pay 75 to 85 cents per pound for “best” butter, with rare shipments at 125 to 135 cents a pound through a Boston dealer. He explains production methods, canning, cold water, and careful packaging, arguing thorough dairy practices raise prices and help stock scarce, gilt edged butter. He cites Mr Sargent of Brookline and hopes to reach his price point.
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Col. Waring
Ogden Farm
Newport
Boston
Jersey
Sargent
Brookline
Hovey
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Idalis
Bat
Henry Bell Mitchell
Sonoma Company
Fulton
Or . Johns
Mem
United Me
Cape
Psead Alarm
General Order
the Herald
Weshington Dispatch
Sele House
Great
Ane Balliesd Mem
Cara
Toledo
Indianapolis
Alexis
Memp
Vicksburg
Western Associated Press
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ORK
Arcived
D Donan
Bremen
Xelu
Wasumorox
Additional River News
Isaac H. Browley
Scrilmer’s Monthly
Ellow-Jacket
Ia‘ Burker
America
Wwew
Weed
Eliza Logan
Wasnixday
Mr. Stevenson
Tidewater
Pii River
Ohio
Kanawha
Vaughn
Mississippi
DeTroit
Treadwell
New England
Mr. Fisk, Jr
T of Montalend
Grand Opera House
Marietta Register
Schebel
Barnard
Grand Jury
Ohio Railroad
Brotin
Brownstown
Undertakers
John P. Epply
N. B
SUCEA
Elmbold
Uchu
Wilson
Bloomingdale Asylums
Helmbold
Helmbold’s
LDS
H. T. Helmbold
Broadway
South Tenth Street
Judy
Pel
Anbous
Cee
Wilson Bros
Pike
Eumaes
Wood's Theatre
sicAuuer
John Collins
Oipear
Miles Na Copleen
Colleen Aers
B. Macauley
Mr. Collins
Cruiskeen Tong
Machree
Paul Clifford
National Theatre
H. J. Sargent
Muneons
Ensurance
Amazon and
Triumph
Insurancee
I Department
New Tork
Tecan Ohie
New York Insurance Department
A. &. Sickles
Dee
Aenets Ree
S. Sate. Oy
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Amazon
Triumph Insurance Companies
J. H. Beattie
Sec’y
Hansas
Ithes
B. D. West
UMP
Insurance Company
Liabiltics
Andes
Mazyu
Sap
J.B. Bennett
Regal H. Gopwax
Ohie
Alee
Vine Street
Northern
Pacific
Sean Ee
Pacific Kailro Cara Ae Y Cooke
Jay York
J Miller
W. Experi
Bicecker Street
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