Senate Debates Extension of Time in 1860s Dispatch
Special dispatch from Washington reports a protracted Senate debate on a House resolution extending the session to June 34. The vote to rescind May 2 was defeated. Uncertainty over Baltimore actions and the general Greeley movement affected stateside support. Committees weigh improper means in Pomeroy election. Caldwell’s case to be examined. summer committee sessions planned with reports due in December. The Habeas Corpus bill faced a tense rule debate with party splits reflected in the 94 to 106 vote.
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Times and Chronicle
Washington
Senate
House
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Greeley
Pomeroy
Caldwell
Poland
Brazil
Dawes
Yeas
Hooper
Terry
Pegas
Mr. Dawes
Committee of Ways and Loans
Fort Ratiet
Port Huron
Mich
Conger
Trial of John Barclay in Charles F. Henry homicide
Special dispatch from Columbus Ohio reports two hours of defense by Noble and a lengthy rebuttal by Mesh in the Barclay case. Jurors to hear Rankin’s argument on the law as verdict day approaches amid strong local belief of guilt. The scene notes only three hangings in the county since its founding. Democratic State Central Committee meets to set date for the State Convention.
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Times and Chronicle
Cotumnus
Mesh
John
Charles F. Henry
Noble
Argu Barclay
Garner
Rankin
Tate
John Barclay
Ohio
Democratic State Central Committee
New York Beek Concern Accounts Disgraceful State
New York May 28 reports reveal major irregularities in the bindery department. A $20,000 footing error and a $4,000 concealed amount are noted amid missing balances for twenty years. Ledger discrepancies and mismatches with conferences and leather usage raise questions about the Book Concern’s twenty one months of output. St Louis May 28 three African American men Parker and Clay involved in a fatal stabbing and assault on Front Street.
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New York
Hoffman
Mts
VESSELS CRUSHED BY THE ICEBERGS
The Times reports losses off Labrador and Newfoundland as sealing vessels are driven by storms. Four ships have been wrecked and many craft tossed. one vessel struck an iceberg and plunged, while the brig Twin Sisters endured a deadly crash amid the chaos at sea.
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New York
The
Times
Labrador
Newfoundland
Otis
Missouri Storms Cause Flooding and Losses Across Regions
Tornado-like weather and torrential rains sweep southern Missouri damaging towns from Versailles to Florence. Officials report feared losses as rivers rise and railroad tracks wash away. Av er y Fisher and others are reported injured with hopes for recovery as weather unsettles Springfield and surrounding areas.
World Information on Gree Ley Final Meeting in New York
May 24 report notes Schars scheduled to speak at the final gathering in New York. Brown also expected to attend as a key participant. Details on attendees and the event were not fully disclosed.
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Greeley
New York
Schars
Aeces Brown
Denil
Baltimore
Trial of Rev Br Mastes in Baltimony May 23
Baltimore reports the Haston case with witnesses and testimony. The proceedings include statements challenged by the defense as the investigation continues. The record notes contradictions and the path of the inquiry as it unfolds.
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Br. Mastes
National Republicans Convention Announcement
The wigwam on Brood oT above Arsh will host the regional convention. It will be held on Sees caeene Tnit Saat saliheene 2 by action of the regional body.
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Brood Ot
Fire damages Strixcrizip paper works in Mass city
A morning blaze at the south end of Strixcrizip, Massachusetts destroyed the papier medie works. Authorities report estimated losses of about 70000 dollars and suspect incendiarism. The fire prompted investigations and emergency response crews to secure the site.
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Strixcrizip
Mass
Marine. New Yon April 28 Hanover from Bremen
Report notes a maritime connection with Hanover and Bremen involving a vessel or crewmembers. Names and dates are sparse, but the item points to shipping or navigation events tied to the spring period in 18th or 19th century New York harbor reporting.
Archduchess Sophia, Mother of Emperor Francis Joseph, Dies
Vienna reports Archduchess Sophia, mother of Emperor Francis Joseph, died this morning from typhoid fever. The sudden death marks a somber royal notice in the Habsburg court.
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Viennna
Sophia
Francis Joseph
Debates and actions on tariffs and bills in Senate and House
The report records a day of legislative maneuvering with motions to adjourn sine die and to extend sessions, notices to call up bills, and votes on treasury, pensions, and postal matters. Key items include a tariff bill, shipping subsidies, Brazil steamship subsidies, a post office appropriation, mint law revival, and conference reports.
Debates in Commons on supplemental treaty act
Leading editorials in morning journals focus on last night’s House of Commons debates about the supplemental act to the treaty. Gladstone’s response is viewed as unsatisfactory, adding little to previously known information.
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Lowpox
House of Commons
Gladstone
Presbyterian General Assembly Adjourns Amid Judicial Case Debate
The May 28 session at Derrort reviewed judicial case No 1 challenging election validity. Debate filled the afternoon as reasons for approval or dissent were argued. The evening brought a night meeting amid ongoing conjecture about the outcome.
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Presbyterian General
Derrort
Assemblootaniog
Brooklyn Seventy Five Committee Reports Votes Cast
New York on May 25 reports from the Brooklyn Committee of Seventy Five in their Gas report that evidence shows eleven thousand votes were cast at the recent election.
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New York
Brooklyn Committee of Seventy-five
River News Packet Movements and Weather Update
Special Dispatches report Louisville May 23 noting river conditions with twenty inch fall and clear cool weather. Packet Petrel and barges under Capt H J Reamer operate toward Arkansas and Louisiana. Bowen’s Oakebarg schedule listed. last night Council elected Radical leader over Foster Democrat.
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Times and Chronicle
Louisville
Gellmeren
Robert Pert Mitchell Te
Newcomes
Arkansas
Gateck Island
St. Louis
Ciapeon Hornersby
Albany
Petrel
H. J. Reamer
Foster
Death notices and brief items from English and American sources
Obits list Lord Lytton’s brother the eighth Duke of Bedford dying in England aged 64 and a French dramatist M Theodore Cogniard in his sixtieth year. Also record a barber’s suicide, a presbyterian minister Rev John E Robie’s death in Cowlesville New York, and other scattered notices including a Philadelphia safety case and a fatality at a clinic.
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Angelyarateng
Lord Lytton
England
Duke of Bedford
Russell
M. Theodore Cogniard
John
John E. Robie
New York
Cowlesville
Philadelphia
Coeneh
Mies Nellie Grant Hosts Leaders In Paris Visit
Nellie Grant was the guest of President and Madame Thiers last night. De Cortes organized a Radical delegation to the States, while the National Agricultural Association in St. General Uhrich faced censure for surrender. A French army officer retires from active service. The French Derby at Lengcham saw Phaleutsee win with Agnes finishing second.
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Mies
Nellie Grant
President
Madame Thiers
Uhrich
Seer
Lengcham
Phaleutsee
Elettle Agnes
St. Louis Social Evil Law Moral Effects Recap
The speaker cites a decade of enforcement from 1870 to 1871 showing declines in registered practitioners and street solicitation. He argues moral outcomes include fewer women listed on registers, less dense criminal activity, and funds raised for enforcement netting about $40,000 after expenses. The testimony supports judicial reform and societal restoration through the law.
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St. Louis
German pardons in 1871: sixty jailed seek US exile
Fifty nine criminals were pardoned in 1871 or exiled to the United States. Among them were twenty murderers. The text questions whether the legal system can properly handle criminals, implying concern over policy and courts.
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United States
Fragmented 19th Century Local Notices and Events
A late 19th century County Court probate note states the will of Joel Baker was admitted to probate. Vague references mention a Gas Invest Committee pamphlet and a clerk’s office, plus minor criminal charges and city incidents. Several garbled fragments reference attacks, discharge, and a Thunder Bay area note about the Superior north shore.
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Joel Baker
Gas Invest ‘Committee
John Hof
Thomas Opossum
Thunder Bay
Superior
Spring of 1872 brings cold, pests to Indiana farms
Numerous items describe cutworms ravaging flax in Fountain County and Vermillion County reports, while Pennsylvania growers endure early spring hardships. Notes cover Ohio politics, Illinois industry, and local marriages, with Ohio prisons and Indiana health concerns, all reflecting a varied 1872 Midwestern scene.
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Fountain County
Ind
Penn
Maya
Ohio
American Bible Society
LEASE DISPUTE IN HAMILTON DISTRICT COURT
In Hamilton district court judges Avery Burnet Cox deny specific performance of an alleged lease of a farm. The case, many vs Israel Wilson edgar act bonus, centers on terms and certainty. Onto remand, the court reviews whether a later term could extend actions and concludes mandamus not remedy for building association funds.
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Hamilton District Court
Avery, Burnet, Cox
Many
Israel
Wilson
Edgar
Ana Symmes Ipj
Avery
Frees & Cunsingham
Meade Te Annes
Cox
Ween
Thomas Harrison
Glen- Vale Building Association
Manus
Mowey
Murdock
Petion
Mandamus
Newport Public Schools Closed and Licenses Expire
Public notices detail Newport schools closing as licenses for several professionals expire by the month’s end, with fines for failure to renew. Also news on Newport footways reopening to all traffic from the Ist, and diocesan convention plans in Kentucky with sermon details. Changes in local offices include recruits officer updates and station attendance.
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Church of
The Burden of a Fashionable Passenger at the Depot
In a vivid sketch a dainty young woman of small stature arrives at the depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Porters struggle to handle her heavy trunk and leather baggage as commuters debate the burden placed on women travelers. The piece argues labor reform should address this modern imposition and reflects on societal expectations.
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Ennsylvacia
Sanvan
Cincinnati
Eaven
Cy Him
Rival rail routes seek Columbus to Toledo line approval
A Times and Chronicles dispatch reports certificates filed for two Columbus to Toledo railroad ventures through Franklin Delaware Marion Wyandot Seneca Wood and Lucas counties with 2.5 million capital, plus a rival line through Franklin Union Hardin Hancock Wool and Lucas. M. M. Green promotes the project amid a close contest between the routes, about six to seven miles apart, with a separate Sycamore Avenue Turnpike certificate and a coal and iron firm seeking Perry County capital.
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Times and Chronicls
Conema
Columbus and Toledo Railroad Company
Columbus
Toledo
Franklin
Delaware
Marion
Wyandot
Seneca, Wood
Lucas
Union
Hardin
Tancock, Wool
M. M. Green
Green
Sycamore ‘Avenue
Little ‘Miami River
Camargo
Symmes Township
Hamilton County
Montgomery
Sycamore Township
Bucday Creek Coal and Iron Company
Perry County
Second Day of the Horse Fair Opens at Dayton
Dayton Ohio May 23 the second day of the horse fair opened with ordinary attendance. Morning exhibitions awarded premiums to brood mares and saddle horses. Premiums went to Ally Ida May Maggie and Paddy. A mile roadster won by Sanger in 3 30 as crowds filled the grounds and the Soldiers Home Band played.
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Times and Chronicle
Dayton, O
Ally
Ida
Maggie
Paddy
Sanger
Seventh Indiana Seventh District Nomination at Lafayette
At the Republican Convention in Lafayette Indiana Judge Cason of Lebanon secured the party nomination for Congress on the fourteenth ballot. M D White Montgomery W B Wilson Tippecanoe and B B Gregory County were prominent as candidates.
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Lafayette
Lap
Judge Cason
Lebanon
Ind
Congress
M.D. White
Montgomery
W. B. Wilsop
Tippecanoe
B. B. Gregory
County
Caadia
Decoration Day and Masonic Temple Move in Indianapolis
Special dispatch notes Crown Hill decoration ceremonies with the Dead March in Saul and city bands. J J Birgham to continue as Sentinel editor under new ownership. staff to be rebuilt with Louisville stock. Crown Hill ceremony to feature broad musical talent and artillery support. Mrs Clem to begin third Boone County trial next Monday with Hon D W Voorhees as her attorney.
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Times and Chronicle
Igptax Apolis
J. J. Birgham
the Sentinel
Louisville
Grand Masonic Lodge
Crown Hill
Saul
Clem
Boone County
D. W. Voorhees
Indians Visit White House as Treaty News Arrives
Washington reports that official details on the treaty's additional article arrived from England but cannot be published. Red Cloud and his Indians were received by the President at the White House today.
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Washington
England
Red Cloud
White House
Man Killed by a Locomotive Near Cleveland Railroad
Cleveland Ohio May 28 A man believed to be Peter Devine was killed by a locomotive on the Lake Shore Railroad near Cleveland this morning The deceased had in his pocket a note bearing the address of Jane Ward at 7th Sangamon Street
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Cit Council
Oon
Asend
Hamlet Street
Tibbatte
Forrest
Eves Virees
Oroag
J.C. Dexter
Council If
Peter Devine
Lake Shore Railroad
Jane Ward
Sangamon Street
Ironton and Patal Sheeting Affray Verdict Against Saloon Keeper
Special dispatch from Tronton May 28 describes a street clash between youths from Ironton and Petersburg. Eugene Shepard shot Hardirons in self defense after Hardirons and followers attacked him with clubs and stones. Hardirons died the next morning. An inquest is underway and Shepard may surrender. A verdict ruled the Buckeye House, owned by J T Davis, liable for 5500 to Justice after whiskey was bought there and the buyer killed that day.
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Times and Chronicle
Tronton
Petersburg
Hardirons
Eugene Shepard
Shepard
River flood updates amid rising waters and shipping impacts
Special dispatches report the Mississippi and related rivers rising with several towns seeing water advances. Jails and cargo movements affected as barges pass with cotton and oil traffic shifting. Observers note rising levels from St Louis to Cincinnati, Arkansas cutoffs and checkpoints near Little Rock and Oil City holding steady.
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Monongahela
Zanesville
Cincinnati
Sreeey
Oil City
Nile
Henry Ames
St. Louis
Little Rock
Edinburg
Hale
Arkansas
St Hensley’s
Rock
Allen
New Saturday
Rouse’s
Little Ee
Wee & Cotton
Piyceley Pina
Senate adjournment votes and amendments noted in brief
In Washington on May 24 the Senate debated adjournment timing. A proposal to adjourn June 8 with a substitute to rescind tomorrow failed. An amendment to move adjournment to June 5 was defeated by 22 ayes to 35 nays. Chandlers substitute and Gill tax proposal were rejected in turn.
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Aioe
Chandlers
Mo Ee
Tax Gill
Alleghany County Republicans Nomination List
The Alleghany County Republican convention on May 28 nominated James B. Negley for Congress in the Twenty second District and Hon. J. L. Graham for the Twenty third District. Judicial nominees included James Sterrett and E Hy Bowte. Other county offices named were Sheriff John H. Hare, Clerk of the Courts William McCleary, Recorder Ralph Richardson, Clerk of the Orphans' Court Alexander Hilands, Register Joseph H. Gray, Commissioner James McGarrigle, and Director of the Poor James W. Bell.
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Times and Chronicle
Prorepure
Alleghany County
Congress
Hos
James 8. Negley
J. L. Graham
James Sterrett
John H. Hare
William McCleary
Ralph Richardson
Orphans’ Court
Democrats Defeat Civil Rights Bill in House Vote
Congress extended its session with a Senate concurrence to prolong adjournment to next Monday. The Civil Rights Bill failed on a suspension vote in the House by 113 to 82, short of a two thirds majority.
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Sets
Judiciary Committee
Ee Pyr
Kansas
Poland
Senate
Hawley
Sippiand Missouri Ay
Chi Rock Island Railroad and Pacific Railroad Company
Davenport
Iowa City
C Bluffs
Iowa
Maynard
Times and Chronicle
Washington
House
Presbyterian Assembly Deadlocks Seminary Move in Detroit
In Detroit on May 25 the Presbyterian General Assembly ruled against removing Danville Seminary to San Francisco. A later vote on a Philadelphia Synod complaint failed, with 145 in favor and 173 against, while a formal opinion minutes remain to be adopted.
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Presbyterian General Assembly
Detroit
Danville
San Francisco
Cede
Synod of ‘of
Ives Sues Lymab and Perin for Wills Estate Recovery
William C Ives as assignee of Andrew M Wills bankrupt sues Lymab and Oliver Perin in city court for the value of goods delivered in violation of the bankrupt law. He claims 5721 dollars with interest from December 1 1869. Also notes arrest of Wm Stramer on a charge tied to yesterday’s report and his commitment on $1000 bond to the Court of Common Pleas.
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William C.ives
Ilinois
Andrew M. Wills
Lymab
Oliver Perin
Wills
Aosner
W.m. Stramer
Maggie Socritz
General Conference Adopts Reports and Elections
In the Methodist General Conference day’s session several committee reports on Sunday schools and tracts were adopted. Officers for several publications were elected by hand, including J. H. Vincent editor of the Sunday school books and periodicals, Dr. William Naat editor of the Christliche Apologet, Dr. Henry Leithardt editor of the German Family Magazine and Sunday school tracts, and Dr. G. D. Whedon editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review. The representation basis was changed to one delegate per forty five members, down from thirty nine. Election for the Ladies' Repository editor failed to reach a winner among six candidates and was postponed until tomorrow.
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New York
Methodist General Conference
Sandey
Hess
King de Darbin
General Conference
J. H. Vincent
William Naat
Christliche Apologet
Henry Leithardt
G. D. Whedon
Methodist Quarterly Review
Ladies’ Repository
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