Washington. A crazy woman attempts to shoot President Johnson
A deranged woman named Billy attempted to enter the President's offices about nine o'clock and shoot President Johnson. She declared she was sent to kill the President, with a pistol found beneath her shawl. She was taken to the Central Guard House for examination.
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Billy
Annie
United States
Shelton
Executive Mansion
Central Guard House
Ohio House Acts On Patent Law and Railroads
Ohio lawmakers moved to repeal the patent rights law amid protests and adopted a substitute. The House passed measures enabling Scioto county turnpikes, drainage works, and embezzlement penalties, plus bills on mortgage foreclosures and court removal of judge conflicts. A railroad bill allowing foreign leases advanced, with Senate action forthcoming.
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Judiciary Committee
House
Scioto County
Senate
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Whalen Ends D'Arcy McGee Tragedy With Last Words
Special dispatch reports Ottawa February 11 observers numbering thousands gathered at the jail to witness Whalen's execution. He uttered a brief confession and prayer, then the cap was placed and the drop delivered a four minute death. A written confession reportedly left with the sheriff remains undisclosed.
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Cincinnti Chronicle
Ottawa
Canada
Whalen
Clem trial testimony and railroad notes in Indiana dispatch
In Indianapolis February 13 the Clem trial featured Bakers testimony on Young and Mrs Clem and on Dorsey who testified about his losses. Dr Dugan revealed the loan scheme with profits and a promised October disclosure. Separate notes report Frankfort Crawfordsville Railroad Articles of association and a college location push with a 100000 donation plea. Indiana February 12 Clem trial testimonies included Erin Locke and his children describing a gun scene on the sand bar and gun details from the gunsmith who counted eleven bullets from the other barrel.
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Young
Robert A. Dorsey
Dugan
Erin Locke
Locke
Agen
Conductor Fatally Shot on Toledo and Wabash Train
Fort Wayne February 12. Conductor Theodore Corwin shot by a passenger on the Toledo and Wabash at Peru Indiana while trying to eject him for fare non payment. His brother assisting was shot at twice but knocked the assailant down. Corwin died by February 13 and the suspect fled. Trial for burglary follows. Joseph Smith’s second highway robbery trial proceeds after a hung jury with his brother already convicted.
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Cincinnati Chronicle
Fort WayNe
Toledo & Wabash
Peru
Ind
Theodore Corwin
Corwin
Fort Wass
Drathof
Joseph Smith
Deaths and incidents in Pittsburg district reports
Special dispatch notes John Graham former Bank of Pittsburg president dies at Shelbyville. Amanda Matthews found dead in a field near Harmarsville. inquest planned. James Tyner stone-cutter dies after falling from Connellsville Railroad trestle. Iron market prices steady with weekly sales totalling 282 tons. coal and coke prices listed.
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Cincinnati Chronicle
Pittspur
John Graham
Bank of Pittsburg
Shelbyville
Amanda Matthews
Harmarsville
West Pennsylvania
James Tyner
Birmingham
Connellsville
Lake Superior
Allegheny
Juniata
Indian War Casualties and Montana Dispatches
A Helena Montana dispatch reports Pen D'Oreille Indians attacked Blood lodges near Sunriver on February 6 killing six and wounding four, with twenty five horses captured. Fort Shaw troops pursued but did not overtake. Also, ex Governor Stewart arrives in Lincoln to back the Missouri Pacific trunk line amid railroad interests and grudge fights. In Illinois, Jackson County resident Murray McConnell is murdered in his Jacksonville office. In Missouri two Rockwell brothers near Plattsburg dispute over a horse ends with John Rockwell killing Frank Rockwell last Monday.
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Stewart
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Lincoln
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Omaha & Southwestern Road
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Murray McConnell
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Interesting will case in Chicago Superior Court
A German heir of Gottfried Uhlich sues principal legatee Mulke to overturn a 1867 will alleging undue influence. Uhlich, who arrived in Chicago in 1844, built a fortune of about 1.5 million from $15,000 in real estate. Mulke, long trusted to run his affairs, receives $700,000. another son gets 360,000. one son receives a life annuity of 1,200.
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Ubrich
Mulke
Chicago
Saxony
Uhlich
England and Americas News Briefs in February Dispatches
In London the Lords adjourned after a banquet for the ministry as Gladstone reviewed disestablishment aims with cautious pace. Liverpool heard Greaves praise U S treaty progress on Alabama claims and cautioned against party friction on payments. Spain’s Cortes debated a future government while Mexico faced talks of forced specie outflows. New York described a violent incident at Blackwell’s Island Insane Asylum and summarized a Finance week with currency demand, government bond activity, and a dull stock market.
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Bright
House of Gominions
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Greaves
Alabama
United States Senate
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New York
Mateo
Eremem
London Dispatch
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Frankfort
Wall Street
Anne
Sterling Exchange
Proclamation Withdraws Amnesty and Reimposes Press Censorship
In Havana on February 3 Captain-General Dulee issues a proclamation stating that insurgents who refuse amnesty and those joining the insurrection are not granted amnesty. Liberty of the press is suspended, censorship is reestablished, and printing or distribution of newspapers without government permission is prohibited. Political prisoners will be tried by court martial.
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Havana
Dulee
Insurance Legislation and Suffrage Debate in State Senate
Louis, February 12. The State Senate considered a bill regulating five and marine insurers. Amendments requiring deposits of fifty thousand and twenty five thousand dollars by foreign companies failed. A plan to require foreign firms to invest a percentage of gross receipts in securities or real estate for two years also failed. A restoration of ballot rights to disenfranchised persons was debated in the House. petitions for woman suffrage were referred to Constitutional Amendments. The Education Committee proposed a Board of Physicians and Surgeons to certify medical applicants. violators face a $1000 fine, but earlier practitioners are exempt.
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Kansas and Nebraska Legislatures Address Indian Move
The Kansas Legislature memorialized Congress to aid key railroad lines and to tax Indian lands under patents. Nebraska officials reported backing female suffrage via a memorial and joint resolution. From Omaha, Indians reappeared near Fort McPherson and two companies were dispatched west in anticipated trouble.
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Congress
Union Pacific
St. Joseph & Denver
Nebraska
Omaha
The
Platte
Fort McPherson
Unclear Market Signals for Spring Goods and Imports
Prices are stable with tight supply on staples and firmer futures for foreign goods. Demand remains limited while shipments rise and importations increase, suggesting prices may open higher than last year. retailers report cautious activity and a focus on spring merchandise.
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Antieta
Mason & Hamlin Organs Exemplify Persistent Quality
The Mason & Hamlin Organ Company leads the world in organ manufacturing with an average output of 125 organs weekly. The firm stays true to its Constitution’s principles, insisting excellence in every crafted instrument. Continuous improvement and invention drive its ongoing success.
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