Delegates head to Philadelphia as Grant nomination looms
A Special Dispatch to the Times and Chronicle describes a calm Stranraer scene and delegates selected for the Philadelphia Convention. Names include A W Sands Henry Alternates Gustav Wahle Charles Kahn. district picks list Keck Tibball Bickham Kelley ONeil and others. The convention recessed after a tense moment over a delegate choice, with a self vote by RM Travis and a dropped ballot incident noted.
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Times and Chronicle
Grant
Oviet
Stranraer Betele
Josish L. Keck
W. ¥. Tibball
A. McGill
Wiliam E. Devis
W. D. Bickham
J. Kelley O'Neil
Hon
Jas, Sayler
Johan L. Martin
Pourth
Grifith Ellis
A. C. Minth
J. G. Sherman
Wm. Crows
P. C. Yeeth
John B. Gregory
William Nash
N. J. Turney
John Lewi
C. Cooper
Aaron Pardee
J. Springie
Ifth
N. H. van Vorhes
4. A. Bell
J. L. Kist
A. B. Hern
G. McCook
A. L. Smith
Asa A. Jones
RM. Travis
Senator Gammer Refuses to Name Informant in Senate Probe
Special dispatch reports Mr Gammer declining to reveal an informant before the Senate French Arms Committee. Protests against summons and Judge Hamlin’s role are debated. Sumner defends limited testimony as Schurz handles witness names. terse exchanges precede broader Senate business. The St Croix Bayfield land grants question moves to conference. Tariff bill and Baltimore Potomac bill face house and senate action with filibuster threats.
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Times and Chronicle
Washington
Senate
Jerday
Hamlin
Schars
Chambrain
Bumner
Sumner
Schurz
Carpenter
House
St. Croix
Bayfield
Conference Committee
Sherman
Postmaster Knapp Linked to Balloon Incident in Paoli
Special dispatch from New Albany reports George H. Knapp, editor of the Orange County Union and Paoli postmaster, recently left office in charge of his wife amid a warrant for his arrest. The case recalls the prior Paoli balloon ascent linked to Prof. Wilber’s death last summer.
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Times and Chronicls
George H. Knapp
Orange County Union
Paoli
Baird
Louis
Knapp
United States
Wilber
State Board of Agriculture in Mansfield for Fair site plans
P Cannon of Aurora W Hickox and other members and attaches of the State Board of Agriculture visit Mansfield to examine fair grounds stake off sites for buildings and arrange exhibition plans for September in the city today.
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Times and Chronieis
P. Cannon
Aurora
Hickox
State Board of Agriculture
Eight Express Thrown From Track Near Axna Ohio
Special Dispatch to the Times and Chronicle reports that the night express number eleven on the Dayton and Michigan road, engine Dayton driven by Engineer Miller with Conductor Thomas, was derailed about four miles north of Axna at 11:47 PM. The engine was somewhat disabled but no injuries occurred. Other trains were delayed up to six hours.
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Times and Chronicle
Axna, O
Dayton
Miller
Thomas
Dayton and
Michigan Road
The Late Sheeting Case in Utica and Related Affairs
In Utica a late sheeting case surfaces with details of a Gemeve watch swindle. The Original Elias stands in the tea and coffee trade context as implications unfold before the judicial proceedings.
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Utica
Elias Om
Inim
New York Markets Weigh Tea and Coffee Trade Details
March 27 report notes policy debates on duties for tea and coffee and the impact on trade. Analysts compare current withdrawal levels to last year, with bonds and eds tan observations guiding the assessment.
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New York
Toledo Fire Destroys Loft Storage Year Unknown
Fire at a Toledo loft destroyed stored items with the origin of the blaze not determined. Officials reported the scene and investigated the cause while preserving a damaged, unclear note left inside.
Mexican border war claims test alibi at federal court
Judge Morrell and General McCook endorse a sworn statement alleging that armed Mexican bands have waged a depredatory war against the United States since 1865. The filing, from Brownsville, asserts 96 million in losses and four killings, and asks federal troops to protect the border.
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New Yor
Brownsville
Fed.iayeral
Morell
Menesa Genera
United States
Morrell
McCook
Jamaica Conflict Probable Between Spanish War Steamer and Blockade Runner
A tense clash looms as a Spanish war steamer nears a blockade runner off Jamaica. Authorities report mounting naval maneuvers and signaling exchanges, with no immediate shots fired and risk of escalation uncertain.
Naval clash described at harbor entrance with ships in action
The report notes March 26 events as seamen prepare guns and steam up while a harbor approach unfolds. Gen Quesa leads a force near the scene and the man‑of‑war Torna do enters the harbor as the Elba stands by.
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Apaeea
Quesa
Death of Green River Pilot Capt. W. E. Genawell
News arrives with word that Capt. W. E. Genawell, a well known Green River pilot and commander, died suddenly this morning. The community is in gloom as word spreads of his passing. Reports from New Atary note river levels and weather conditions, with various riverboat movements listed. The Houston's overdue status continues amid unsettled dispatches and vague timetable notes.
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Times and Chronicle
Isville
W. E. Gena
Green River
New Atary
Houston
Senate Debates Tariff Bill and Free Tea and Coffee
Washington March 26 The Senate debates repeal of duties on tea and coffee and relief from woolen goods taxes. Morton offers an internal revenue amendment. Morrill supports free list substitution. House bill provisions aim to take effect July first with tea and coffee duty free in bond. Conference report on the festival opusns provision is approved. Members push adjournment motions amid unresolved tariff questions.
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Morrill
Vermont
Morton
John Farek
Senate
Scott Ofeet
Stena
Hamlin
John Sherman
Mercur
Sudden Death of Mary Nieterman at 285 West Sixth Street
Mary Nieterman, 42, of 285 West Sixth Street, died suddenly yesterday afternoon from an apoplectic stroke. No inquest was held and her funeral occurred this morning. She leaves a husband and several children. J F Day appeared in Police Court charged with obtaining eight dollars from E A Thompson by false pretenses, was convicted, and sentenced to fifteen days in the workhouse.
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Mary Nieterman
West Sixth Street
J. F. Day
E. A. Thompson
The Stove Pipe Hat Defended By Fireside Science Author
Dr Nichols, author of Fireside Science, defends the stove pipe hat amid malice. He argues head comfort and edge retention matter in men’s dress, urging continued use of the hat despite critics.
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Dr. Nichols
Redman Yoakum Murder Trial Testimony Opens
Special dispatch from Circleville Ohio reports Harmer Yoakum son of the murdered man sworn in the Redman Yoakum murder case. He details steps after the shooting near Darbyville, the path of the riders, and a pistol with five barrels. The courtroom is crowded as defense attorney J Wheeler Low is engaged.
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Times and Chronicle
Circleville
Redman-Yokum
Harmer Yoakum
Muhilen
Darbyville
Father
Redman
Aes
Jim
Ether
Cupper
Cena
Aise
Darby
Bro
Tom Thompson
Coit
Wm. Yoakam
Yoakam
Illinois
George Murat
Newesen
Teldek Ant
Groce
Dr. Tipton
Wane Et le
Tasa
al Sealty Lake
Inter Remem
Haan
Redbe
Redman Belove
Arte
Mr. Redman
Sophie
J. Wheeler Low
Resident student dies after fall from window in Barect building
Special Dispatch reports Frank Mifer, a law student from Zanesville, found early morning in High street Barect building area. Police say he was last seen at 1 am intoxicated and likely fell from a fourth story window. Fire at the State House Board of Agriculture document room destroyed books papers shelving and frames. Isate R. Southard and James Fleming credited with prompt action preventing greater losses.
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Times and
Chie
Coumars
Frank Mifer
Zanesville
Barect
High Street
Deal
Board of Agriculture
State House
Fie
Isate R. Southard
Sowthard
James Fleming
Agricultural Department
Starch Factory Case Declared a Nuisance in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on March 27 the starch factory case was decided as a nuisance. Two men named Reno and Webb were arrested for dealing in Kentucky lottery tickets and are held for trial as authorities address the statewide Young Men's Christian Association convention. The convention continues with thin attendance and is focused on reconstructing its constitution.
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Times and Chronicle
Indianapole
Young Men's Christian Association
Reno
Webb
Kentucky
Weather and river reports from Memphis and Louisville dispatches
Special Dispatches note fair weather in Memphis with rivers falling and rising in nearby basins. It records cargo movements, ships leaving and arriving in port, and canal levels, plus Louisville weather clear with river drops. Shipping lists mention Blue and other vessels, with times and routes to Kentucky, Arkansas, and New Orleans.
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Times and Chronicle
Memphis
Arkansas
Little Rock
Augusta
Quincy
St. Louis
Indiana
Sesna
Louisville
Kentucky
Nale
Cincinnati
Batesville
Houston
Camp
Marsh
Robert Burns
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New Orleans
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Memete BF DY
Hobbs
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Salvor No
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Quickstep
Evansville
City of Chester
Burns
Glencoe
New Oceans
Plast
Peytona
Belle Mesaphie
Louis
Fire at Avenue House stables and skating-rink alight
Special Dispatch reports two fires in RichMono on March 27. A stable complex at Avenue House and adjacent laundry were destroyed, estimated under 1000 dollars with no insurance. Fire Dept. efforts confined the main building to the back section. At 2 am a second fire destroyed an old skating-rink near the National Bridge. Incendiary design suspected.
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Times and Chronicle
RichMono
Avenue House
National Bridge
Inquest Over Death From Seidlitz Powders
Coroner Underhill opened an inquest at 195 Central Avenue into the death of John A. Greenfield from seidlitz powder purchased at T. M. Lytle’s drug store corner Fifth and Vine. Witnesses described Greenfield and Hermann Titman vomiting and suffering after taking the powders, with Greenfield deteriorating and dying soon after. A post mortem on Mrs. Hyde, who died from an axe blow, showed a inflamed brain though other organs were sound. a coroner’s jury will hear further testimony.
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Underhill
John “A. Greenfield
T. M. Lytle
Corer
Fifth and Vine Streets
Mary Becker
Greenfild
Greenfield
Hermann Titman
Greenfeld
Br. Bavi Watt
H. A. Titmans
A. Theos
John Greenfield
Vine
Fifth Streets
Greenfiel
Peter
Sule
Bickel
Tribute to Thomas Ware Remains Read At Court
Thomas Ware, a prominent lawyer in the community, died after a long illness. The bar and courts adjourned in his honor, with speeches praising his legal skill and character. A committee prepared resolutions, and funeral arrangements were announced for Friday at 2 PM from 543 Court Street.
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Thomas Ware
Vattens Courts
L. ‘el ‘Mills
Miner
Mills
Watesi
Wright
Himsell
Clay
Othier
Kentusky
Ware
Culare
FE. P. Bradstreet
Artes
Whitman
Wm. H. Pugh
Wm. Disney
L. E. Mills
George E. Pugh
Gen. Bates
T. J.thompson
Thomas C. Ware
All Powers
Thomas
Billy
Coffin
Ware Bed
Nr Sabha
Court Street
Inquest For Anna Hyde Death By Husband Hyde
Coroner Underhill held an inquest into the death of Anna Hyde a 19 year old woman who was struck by her husband Benjamin Hyde at her mother Ellen Fields home in Lockland. Eyewitness testimony from Fields and others described threats by Hyde and the fatal injuries believed to have been inflicted with a blunt instrument. The jury returned a verdict of death from injuries inflicted by phage or a similar instrument in the hands of Benjamin Hyde.
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Anna Hyde
Wyoming
Benj. Hyde
Ellen Fields
Lock
Underhill
Ellem- Fields
Louisville
Ege
Hyde
Benjamin Hyde
Te-Day's 11 Markets Market Prices Steady Across Markets
A special dispatch reports the off market as dull with prices steady on March 27. Crude on spot or in March trades at 924c. York market and others show 124%6 percent, with prices steady. Oil prices in Toronto and other markets hold, and Titusville quiet at around 867 dollars on spot.
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Times and Chronicle
York Mar
Titusville
Market Report From Milwaukee Silent On Prices
Milwaukee market notes show little change with pork dull and heavy bids around 1145. Barley and oats various futures steady. No 2 fall and No 2 heat oats quoted. Cattle and hogs supplies listed with several prices and bids, though much of the text remains unclear.
Toil and Heaven in a City of Dust and Dreams
A reflective passage contrasts workers in New York’s sewers and attics with the promise of heavenly rewards. It ponders how daily grind shapes life, noting hymns sung at labor and the unseen value of toil amid grim surroundings.
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Hank
New York
Broadway
India
Platform Reported by Committee on Resolutions Nominations
The Ohio Republicans converge to declare the party’s origin in union preservation and reconstruction. They praise President Grant’s administration, call for tariff reforms, and endorse supporting veterans, Indian policy, civil service reform, and foreign relations while nominating Wykoff for Secretary of State and Welch for Supreme Judge amid party unity.
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Times and Chronicle
CoLvusus
Committee On
Ohio
Republican Party
United States
Republican
Selina
Kican
Acd
Wirth
Mrony
Grant
A. T. Wykoff
Adams
Milton Barnes
Guernsey
Wykof
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Wykoff
Barnes
John Welch
Athens
Clark Genter
Sansee
Welch
Dayton
Grosvenor
Taighead
Montgomery
Washington Senate panel hearing details on Sumner protest
Washington March 27 Senate Arm Committee met regarding summons served on Sumner. He testified under oath about confidential communications and his view of the resolution's aims. He discussed interactions with Schurz and provided a circumstantial account of steps before the resolution. The discussion touched on measures for a ship canal project benefiting the port of Vassar.
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Senate
Sumter
Schin
Pierre
Schurz
Sumner
Minor's Trial Postponed Amid Perjury Charge Debate
London dispatch reports the trial of Sir Roger Tichborne claimant Willem Chester Minor postponed as he pleads, while public appeals loom. Ship arrivals include Sidontan and Nestorian from Liverpool with Norfolk and Baltimore connections, and Minister Schenck prepares for a reception next Saturday.
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Minor
Willem Chester Minor
Snes Aph
Vicina
Sidontan
MOR CRISIS TENSIONS RISE AHEAD OF ELECTION
Reports from Granada indicate growing unrest as election nears with mild disturbances and at least one injury recorded. Authorities monitor demonstrations and brace for potential clashes amid heightened political tension.
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Granada
Louisville Canal Free Passes Legislature
Louisville Kentucky March 27 Col 8 D Maxwell of the Chamber of Commerce notes that the necessary resolutions toward making the Louisville Canal free passed both houses of the Legislature today.
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Frankfo ‘Rt
D. Maxwell
Suyy T Chamber Commerce
Louisville Canal
L, Ewrya
House Debates and Amendments Move Through Inconclusive Session
In the Massachusetts House discussion centers on amendments to a conference committee report. Bills on depot designation and tea tax repeal are debated and rejected after a morning hour adjournment. measures affecting land compensation and fiscal policy are outlined amid procedural filibusters and calls to return funds or grant land additions.
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Earlie St Croke
Bays
Aethels
Coroner’s Inquest Proceedings Stalled by New Death
The coroner halted the poisoning case after a new death was reported at Cincinnati Hospital from a run over by a car near the C H D depot. A body found in the St Charles wreck lay reported this morning. A jury was impaneled and the inquest adjourned to tomorrow afternoon, with the second case set to begin at Spart’s undertaking on Sixth Street.
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Boon
Mccinnati Hospital
C., H.,and D
St.Charles
Spart’s
Sixth Street
Multiple 19th Century News Briefs In One Article
A long assortment of notices reports and events from New York and Paris including smallpox deaths in New York City an earthquake felt in California and a Paris school funding increase. Erie directors and Jay Gould politics are discussed plus a fatal accident in Louisville a court case in Louisville and a New York funeral date for General Robert Anderson. Sumner objects to certain Senate procedures and leaves the hearing.
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New York
Louisville
Aleck
Portland
Navy
Lauiaville
Robert Anderson
Ohio
National Guarda
New Theatre Planned at Wabash and Congress Corner
Frank F. E. Aiken, noted manager, has finished plans for a first class theatre on the corner of Wabash avenue and Congress street in Chicago. The project, costing about one hundred thousand dollars, aims for completion by August first. The Times editorial today says the Cincinnati Convention is a Republican gathering and urges all Grant factions to attend.
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Times and Chronicle
Frank FE. Aiken
Wabash Avenue
Congress Street
Tribtine
Cincinnati
Erie Excitement and Market Bids Amid Sale Report
A Philadelphia dispatch from the Senate investigation cites poll results and bids on commodities in Erie New York with prices for lump steam and stove goods. Fire at Keene House in Brooklyn sparks renewal of Erie stock market speculation and fears of losses to bull traders.
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Philadelphia
McClure
Scranton
Keere
Brooklyn
Erie
Ak Cohen
Dollene
Fire destroys warehouse and stock in Wilkes West district
A blaze last night consumed a building in the Wilkes West area, with stock fixtures damaged. Insurance covers the loss, while the remainder of the property, including vessels outfits stored in the loft, appears to be severely affected though details are unclear.
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Wilkes
T Ford
Ot Harter
Co Cocae
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