Thuringia from Hamburg and various notes
A fragmentary report notes the steamship Thuringia from Hamburg carrying coal. Mentions Gilmore’s Senate nomination for Receiver of Public Moneys, and Antonia Leoni’s death in Mexico. Also references a Greeley lecture in New York on home industry protection and clerical reductions by Revenue Supervisors.
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Thuringia
Hamburg
Willan
Gilmore
Senate
Antonia Leoni
United States Army
Mexico
Pittsburg
Congress Divisions Delay Tariff and Representation Bills
Special Dispatch reports U S Republicans split over tariff policy with Administration support for Warner nomination withdrawal in Mobile. House Ways and Means and Senate Finance face tariff contrast. fights loom on tax bills. Assembly and Senate differ on representation, with inequities in apportionment plans and conflicting basis figures.
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Times and
Chronicle
Mise
Warner
Spencer
Alabama
Mobile
Ways and Means
House
Finance Committee
Senate
Chicago
Senate Judiciary Committee
Obie
Vermont
Ohie
Liberal Republican Convention Report From New York
Fragmented dispatch describes the Liberal Republican Convention extending late into the day in New York as efforts toward an anti dominating platform unfold amid Democratic convention tensions. The report notes ongoing jockeying and anticipated decisions shaping the political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patch
Ivan
Mateo Nesdine
Dayton News Briefs on Local Education and Churches
Delegates to the Cincinnati Constitutional Amendment Convention were chosen. The County Teachers' Association met in Miamisburg with a special Dayton teacher car, noting a controversial Romanist furnishing in a post chaplain’s office in the First United States Church. One small-pox case reported, no deaths in weeks. Upcoming events include Shylock at the new Opera House and the Montgomery County Bible Society semi centennial at Grace M E Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times and Chronicle
Dayton
Cincinnati
County Teachers’ Association
Miamisburg
United States
Board of Health
Opera House
Shakspeare
Indicted Aldermen Face Jail as Chicago Council Debates Taxes
Chicago report notes Supreme Court ruling leaves Alderman Glade in County Jail for six months without appeal. Seeps toward jailing a quarter of the Council within a month and a possible break up of the corrupt ring. Bailey trial begins Monday as tax collection disruptions loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times and Chronicle
Chicago
Supreme Court
Glade
Ceremen
Counci
Bailey Bezns
Accident maims town couple in private carriage collision
Special Dispatch reports Mr John Miley nine mill owner and his wife were driving home when their carriage collided with a Bloomington train. Both were seriously injured as the carriage was shattered. Miley plans to return in March to perform Mignon and La Traviata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times and Chronicle
John Miley
Wee
Bloomington
Southern Railroad Bill Passes Kentucky Senate
Frankfort January 27 at 1 36 PM the Southern Railroad Bill passed the Kentucky Senate. The deciding vote was cast by Lieutenant Governor J G Carlisle.
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Times and Chronicle
Frankfort
Southern Railroad
Kentucky Senate
J. G. Carlisle
Excitement at Versailles as factions rally
Paris reports rising threats to the Thiers Republic with rumors of a Bismarck invasion. In Paris a reception marked General Sherman’s departure for Italy as the American squadron readies to sail from Nice.
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Versailles
Paris
Thiers
Republic
Bismarck
General Sherman
Nice
Washburnee
Italy
Spanish support for Alfonso throne plot revealed
Maprio reports January 27 that Spain backs Alfonso son of Ex Queen Isabella for the throne and that the Duke de Montpensier will assume Regency until the prince attains maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maprio
Alphonso
Isabella
Duke de Montpensier
Suppression of Internationals Treaty Proposed by London
London reports the Emperor recommends to Earl Granville a treaty to suppress the Internationals by rendering political refugees. Objections to Gladstone arise from fears he favors abolishing the Lords and siding with Dilke's disturbant views. Peabody Houses Let at Bristol to small families with planted grounds per Peabody directions.
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London
Earl Granville
Gladstone
Duke of Stone
House of Lords
Charles Dilke
Peabody Houses
Peabody Fun
Bristol
Peabody
Four Men Die In Tragic Ferry Jump Incident
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a man drowning by jumping from a ferryboat near East ver. The item mentions political events, elections, and various names and places, but details are unclear. The overall context suggests a newspaper page with political notices, local events, and mixed reports, including an apparent death by self-inflicted action and references to elections and public meetings.
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East Ver
Board of Audit
Manchehd
Boston
Terwilliger Re
In Tion
Grant
Gov
Etuaan
Ois Sena
William H
Pela
Hegeman
New J Lieben Pillsbury
A Metiins
Quebec Asylum Fire Reports No Loss of Life
New York dispatch states Beaufort Lucy Asylum in Quebec burned the night of January 26. About seven asylum lunatics were inside when the fire began but no lives were reported lost.
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New Yor
Quebec
Beaufort Lucy
New York Report on Havana Smallpox Epidemic
New York on January 27 reports Havana addressing a smallpox outbreak with urgent public health measures. Officials emphasize vaccination drives and surveillance to curb transmission amid rising cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Havana
Oiaea
Engineer Near Indian Reservation Delivers Half-Ties Pun
A tale about a western Erie Railway engineer who jokes about the track through Cattaraugus County Indian lands. The quip questions the train’s steadiness, ending with a local pun about “half ties and half injuneer.”
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Erie Railway
Cattaraugus County
Asquaw
Pappoose
Enginger
River Navigation Drops as Ice Closes Ports Across States
Special Dispatches report the Ohio and Kanawha rivers iced over with limited sailing. Louisville notes river fall to 3 feet 10 inches in the canal and no departures to upper ports. Charleston reports the Kanawha still closed by ice, snow and cold. Evansville lists several boats in service with cautious progress as ice limits traffic. Weather remains cloudy and moderating with lower temperatures and river ice hindering movement.
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Times
Caromiabe
Louisville
Mercury
Mendelson
Prchengs
New Orleans
Tennessee River
Charleston
W. Va
New Albany
Orleans
Eddyville
Nashville
Silver Moon
Grale
Tguter Ie
Clana
Mat
Andes
Longworth
Meron
Portrait of the Late Samuel Nerd
Cincinnati pride in local artists is highlighted as Dwight Benton earns high praise for portraits. A new canvas likeness of the late Samuel Bend, founder of the Chapter, is now on display at Wiswell's on Fourth Street, drawing considerable attention.
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Samuel Nerd
Cincinnati
Dwight Benton
Philip Hinkle
Samuel
Wiswell’s
Fourth Street
The Old Man of the Hudson
The Old Man of the Hudson is Thomas Fitzgerald a Rhinebeck resident living with his son in Rhinecliff. He is elderly with impaired hearing and vision capable of shaving and dressing himself. He has twelve grandchildren seven great grandchildren and possibly great great grandchildren. He has two sons in Rondout and Rhinecliff and kept breakfast in bed for the last week.
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Hudson
Thomas Fitzgerald
Rhinecliff
Rhinebeck
Rondout
Thomas
America
Turned White The Strange Story of an Arkansas Necro
Local tale recounts Mr. Wm. Hardin returning from a tour with rumors of a strange infection after a war era bite by a locust. The piece notes the bite caused widespread white marks and questions the bite’s role, while hinting locusts could be imported to flood the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Wm. Hardin
Senate Debates on Adjournment and House Bill Amendments
Senate members debate adjournment impacts and the size of the House with mentions of Vermont New Hampshire and Edmunds Paterson and Morton. House considers the direct tax and appropriation bill while voting on amendments to a three hundred member total. The session includes proposals to delay and adjourn and ends with the House adjournment.
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Wright
Wm. B
Lowa
Morton
Sumner
Schurz
Congress
Sen
Senate
Sunner
Trumbull
Trowbull
Judiciary Committee
Vermont
New Hampshire
House
Pattersen
Thurman
Mr. Norton
Emrs
Sherman
Tier
Upton, Sprague
Shor Vem
Montgomery County Teachers Association Meeting Opens
The Montgomery County Teachers Association met in the town hall at 10 o'clock with about sixty delegates from Dayton and nearby counties. Rev J H Reiter led with prayer and a welcoming address. Mrs Bennett of Miamisburg High School presented a geometry class exercise and Mr Watkins of Middletown offered a practical geography lesson. The group planned afternoon sessions on various topics and enjoyed local hospitality.
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Times and Chronicle
Miiasagaces
Montgomery County Teachers’ Association
J. H. Reiter
Bennett
Miamisburg
Watkins
Middletown
Dayton
Board of Examining Surgeons at National Military Asylum
At Music Hall near Dayton Ohio the Board of Examining Surgeons began at 9 this morning and will examine about six hundred inmates before adjournment. The board includes surgeons from each Home in the United States and one from Fortress Monroe. Laundry and machine shops will be finished in about two weeks.
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Times and Chronicle
National Military Asylum
Dayton
Music Hall
United States
Fortress Monroe
Marble slab amazes Wheeling crowds in fire ruins
In Wheeling West Virginia a three foot long marble slab two inches thick draws astonishment as flexible as india-rubber. The fragment came from the ruins of a burnt seminary prompting local curiosity about its surprising pliability.
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Wheeling
West Virginia
Lawmaking in Franklin County House Session Notes Actions
A fractured report from the Franklin County session shows committee discussions on narcotics, court-house land purchase, and public building examinations. Bills address compensation, districting, and annual financial statements while adjournment is scheduled to Monday afternoon.
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Comagitten
Ilnesnes Et Ee
Frankfinnty
Stina
Feets Canal
Providence
Ohio
Strong
Starling
Committee On Finance
Lo Bedee
Times and Chronicle
Cotemavs
Senate
House
McCoy
County Commission
Destructive Fire Destroys Wholesale Groceries and Stores
A morning fire devastated Ewing and Co. wholesale grocery on South Market Street, destroying two four story houses and neighboring firms Noel and Plater, John Co., Perrine and Co., and others. Insured losses reach about 150,000 with multiple companies cited for claims. Firefighters fought the blaze but could not save the structures or prevent further spread. A separate note mentions a robbery by a colored man and associated arrest or escape details.
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NoSoviLts
Ewing & Coy
South Market Street
Henre
Noel & Plater
A. M. Perrine & Co
Equitable
Nashville
London
Liverpool
Globe
Franklin
North
Continental
New
State
Comial
Magra
Ila
Grand Jury Indicts Major Cases and Court Adopts Evening Fine Rule
New York date shows Grand Jury indictments in General Sessions and extended judge sittings. Pomeroy sued for twenty five thousand dollars for breach of promise. references to marriage and associations. Stock Exchange imposes a fifty dollar fine on street transactions after five PM. Custom House investigations extend to next Wednesday with plans to go to Washington.
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Brick Pomeroy
New Stock Exchange
New York
Ssteaa
Pomeroy
Deere Linteans
New Haven
Association
Blaine
Lieberberg
Steamer Hornet Sunk in Port au Prince Harbor
A Baltimore report claims Captain of the steamer Hornet bored holes in the vessel’s bottom and sank her in Port au Prince harbor to avoid capture. The Hornet’s owners sent Captain Brown and an American archer to report to the navy. No war vessels encountered during the voyage according to the latest dispatch.
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Havana
Hornet
Port Au Prince
United States
Congress
Capt. Brown
Merchant Service
Session debates southern maaka and state stock sale
The session discussed the southern maaka until 3 a m tomorrow. The sinking fund was to be sent to the sale of state stock in the Kentucky bank. Terms require the bank to buy all state stock, take all new state stock for 1872 and 1873 totaling 665000, and receive cash for remaining stock. Bonds due January 1, 1873 must be paid to the bank, with interest into the fund. the Northern Bank of Kentucky to become a National Bank was approved 45 to 0. Adjourned.
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Tee
Acof
Northern Bank of
Kentucky
Fire destroys stables at Tuhort Insane Asylum
January 27 report notes the stables and outbuildings of the Tuhort Insane Asylum burned last night while the main building remained untouched. No injuries reported. Fire crews battled the blaze through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovenec
Tuhort Insane Asylum
River News Brief Sees Stagnant Waters and Chill Weather
Nashville reports the river stationary at two feet on the hoals with cold cloudy weather and a light morning snowfall. Vessels departed include the Burksville bound for Cairo and Ada Hejiun for Cincinnati.
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Nashville
Burksville
Cairo
Ada Hejuian
Cincinnati
Missouri Senate Passes Bill Amid Turbulent Debate
In Low, Missouri, a state Senate bill faced heated debate as lawmakers considered the measure. Supporters argued for economic benefits while opponents warned of unintended consequences. The chamber adjourned amid remarks from several senators and a brief delay before a potential vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Low
Senate
Sie
Boone
Wasuvnetos House Debates Amid Sparse Attendance
January 27 House session opened with general debate as few members attended. The record notes limited quorum and ongoing discussion on unspecified bills, with representatives present from multiple committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasuvnetos
Drowning the Squirrel Moral Tale From a Neighbor
A boy recalls drowning a ground squirrel and a white haired neighbor’s admonition about not torturing animals. The elder related a moral from fifty years past about sparing creatures, warning that killing for amusement is cruel and not allowed by God. The narrator says the lesson saved many small lives over ninety years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inell
Sopathan
Death of Mrs. Davenport in Washington
Telegram from Washington reports the sudden death of Mrs. Sophia Davenport mother of actress Mrs. J M Lander. Davenport had long been a companion to her daughter after a career that included management of the Richmond Theatre and a professional tour to California. They recently settled in Mrs. Lander’s Washington house where the funeral is set for tomorrow. The passing is a severe loss to her daughter and many friends remember her cheerful disposition.
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Davenport
Washington
Sophia Davenport
J. M. Lander
von Ryall Mmumata Tengland
Oni Pohe
T. D. Dn
Kean
Richmond Theatre
Jean Margaret
Cincinnati
A Young Positivist Dialogue Snapshot
A fragmented dialogue shows a boy and discussing miracles and truth with questions about the sun and moon. The exchange touches on sobriety and honesty as the boy responds to impossible statements.
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Eagle Lecronad
Evans
Teachers’ Association —— Soldiers’ Home Matters
The
First National Church
Indianapolis
Nemens
Nilssen
Columbus
Southern BR
France
Spain
England
Caleb Cashimg
Mamefield
Stace Printing
International Prison Reform
Market Savings Bank
City of
Capwindy
M. Ignacio
Canada
Cuba
Navana
Shipman
Klackmore
Roth
Int
Glasgow
Mallie Ragon
Evansy
Supreme Court of Kansas
Dir
Medlicott
Ruth
Ken
Wasmworos
Amines Seared
Fhateuste Aoe
Catc Ceck
Fae
Gan
Dawes
Garkerd
Rome Woonelgg
Mt. Ale
Stalin
Yeas
Mays
Sieber Cibel
Samisiine Calting
Dent
Fio
National, Asylum
Bustones
Grand Haven
Mich
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Pepys
John Bull
Philadelphia North American
Philadelphia
Caene Ceil Ee Se
Ereaagees
Chicago Packers
Hogeest
State Legislatures
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Amos
Cuar LeEsvox
Petion
Ene
Ates
Petraes
McGarry
Ye McGarry
West Covington
Wilson Bro's
M. Maslin
Pike's
Heritag
Baltimore
Mentucky
Additional River News
Avery
Northern
Pacific
Munidiariaunemaineti
Fourth National Bank
Merchants’ National Bank
Franklin Bank
Dan Oo Dee
E. Kinney & CO
Bankers
Wood’s Theatre
Acsas
D. E. Bandmans
Seaes
Sse
Faber
Vening
Fa Faber
Meaty
Mozart Hall
Greenwood Hall
Vine-Street
Nion Bethel
Ee Pike
Nilsson
Messrs
Maurice
Max Strakosch
Papeunee
Ene Strakesch
Sarai
Ery
Tessa S Mignon
Mlle Marie Leon Duval
Capoul
pAaEe
Lips Maseane
Ager OF Neville
M. Grand Nilsson
Mattie Prarmaas
Coamerie
Strakosch Opers
Fror
Vine Street
Ind
van Dusen & Shaw
Ce Peat
Madison Street
Besneeshed
I i Jean
Waasth Street
Charles Tube
al Vine St
L. H. Gerdsen
Vine St
Senos
Rhode Island National Bank
Pro
South Sea
Providente
Epueener
Adel
Kelley
Kelley Island
Os Island
Helmbold
Buchu
Wilson
Bloomingdale Asylum
Jesus
H. T. Helmbold
Broadway
South Tenth Street
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