Turbulent Politics and International Moves Stir 1875 News
The report cites Treasury totals and construction costs with eighty buildings planned for $8.5 million, and Liberal-Conservative seat estimates. It notes Clarence Whistler’s death in Melbourne, Burmese king’s surrender to British, Roumelia’s autonomy decree, and Greece expelling Ottoman consuls amid Roumelians’ stance. Possible simultaneous revolts in Spain and Italy.
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San Francisco
Clarence Whistler
Melbourne
Australia
Theobaw
Burmah
Roumelia
Toy
Porte
Alexander
Pirot
Milan
Greece
Bulgaria
Philippopolis
Bate Fanning
Apache Indians Rampage In Arizona Frontier
A Tucson dispatch reports Chiricahuas killed the Graham bullion driver near San Carlos Agency and drove off stock, with additional attacks alarming Globe Agency residents. They raided 60 miles of the reservation, killing a driver, several herders, nine White Mountain squaws, and children. Sheridan arrives at Fort Bowie as Crook discusses response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Tucson
Graham
San Carlos Agency
Globe Agency
White Mountain
Gila
Eub-Agency
Sheridan
Fort Bowie
Crook
Supreme Court of Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Nebraska
Omaha
Wyoming
St. Albert’s
Detroit
Montreal Vaccination Refusal Remains 7000 Strong
Amid health officers efforts, 7000 residents in Montreal still refuse vaccination. A batch of essays from many countries competed for Warner Observatory’s 200 dollar gold prize on red sunsets of 1883 and 1884, with high quality noted. Barnum wire works in Detroit, clock factory in Forestville, Agawam nail works, and Logan woolen mills all suffered fire losses. Farmers National Congress in Indianapolis urged wool tariff restoration and creation of a Secretary of Agriculture. Robert Beverly reelected president. Next congress in St Paul. Week's business failures total 230 in US and Canada, trade cautious but confident. iron boom seen in Youngstown. pig metal up 1.50 per ton. rails priced at 37 and old rails 23.
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Montreal
Warner Observatory
Barnum
Detroit
E. N. Welch
Forestville
Agawam Nail-Works
Wareham
Mass
Logan Woolen Mills
Adairsville
Farmers’ National Congress
Indianapolis
Congress
Robert Beverly
St. Paul
Minn
United States
Canada
Lredstreet
Youngstown
Ohio
Burmese Crisis Moves Toward Armistice Talks Ends in Ava Fort Surrender
The German government blocks a U S cable landing as Britain advances on Burma. General Prendergast demands Burmese surrender of Mandalay before settlement talks. Ava forts with twenty eight guns are handed to British forces and a garrison is posted. British march on Mandalay.
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King Thebau
Burmah
Prendergast
Mandalay
Thebau
Ava
Prolonged hostilities and political shifts across Europe
The dispatches report the Porte and Prince Alexander extending the suspension of hostilities, withdrawing from Roumelia, and calling for an international commission. Separate items note coal mine resumption, a fatal train wreck near Luddburg, Wyoming territorial politics, Treasury estimates for 1887, and Congress session actions including the election of the House speaker and a Hendricks memorial adjournment.
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Constantinople
Porte
Prince Alexander
Fos Burce
Alexander
Roumelia
Philiopoppolis
Prittspur GH
Winné
Toronto
Calla‘ Pacific Road
Luddburg
Gov
Wantrex
Wyoming Territory
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Massaouh
Russia
Abyssinia
Remains of Vice President Hendricks Lying In State in Indianapolis
The remains of the late Vice President Hendricks lay in state at City Hall Indianapolis from Sunday forenoon to Monday afternoon the 30th of the month. Thousands attended as military and police managed the crowds. At 4 p m the casket left the building for a hearse and procession escorted by Indianapolis authorities.
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Indianapolis
Wee
Public Sorrow Over Hendricks Death in Indianapolis
Indianapolis observes deep mourning for Thomas Andrew Hendricks, fifth Vice President to die in office. Public displays fill streets as trains bring visitors from across Indiana and Illinois, with draped houses and black portraits signaling the town’s reverent homage.
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Thomas Andrew Hendricks
Pomeney
Indianapolis
Union
Indiana
Illinois
Oshinaiad
Mourning at the Hendricks Home for the Late Vice President
Visitors observed a plain two story brick house with a black rosette and crape on the door. Inside, mourning symbols filled the rooms with floral tributes and portraits of Mr and Mrs Hendricks hidden among flowers. A life sized cabin scene built by Shelbyville ladies honored his boyhood home in Ohio. Mrs Hendricks, overwhelmed, viewed the scene with family as pallbearers prepared the final removal of the body.
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Hendricks
Shelbyville
Shelbyville i
Morgan
Mars
Funeral At Cathedral For Hendricks With Large Assembly
A solemn service at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Illinois Street marked the burial of Mr. Hendricks. Clergy from multiple dioceses led the rites as a vast congregation observed prayers, hymns, and a eulogistic oration praising his public service and personal virtues. The widow and relatives followed the bier while the choir performed and Bishop Knickerbocker delivered the opening burial sentence.
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Cathedral of St. Paul
Bish Knicke Ker
Indianapolis
Stringfellow
Montgomery
Ala
St. Paul's
Hendricks
Fulton
St. Louis
St. Pawl’s
Jenckes
Illinois Street
Knickerbocker
S. W. Morgan
Vu. Hendricks
Isaac
Rebecca
Funeral at Crown Hill for Vice President’s Son Morgan
A tall procession moved three abreast along Meridian Street to Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. Military units fired salutes as the hearse approached the grave. the Vice President's widow grieved beside the child Morgan, with Bishop Knickerbocker and Rev. Dr. Jenckes conducting services before interment.
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United States
Viet Wat
Christian
Indianapolis
Pace Department
Webster
Meredian Street
Crown Hill
Indiattiapolis Light Artillery
Hendricks
Indiana
Sax
Little Morgan
Knickerbocker
Jenckes
Distinguished Mourners Flock to Vice President's Funeral
A vast gathering of notable figures attended the funeral of the Vice President. Congressional committees, cabinet members, supreme court justices, ex-governors, mayors, club leaders, and thousands of visitors arrived by special trains, with estimates placing strangers at 50,000 in the city.
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Congressional
Senate Rk
G. FP. Edmunds
W. B. Alliaop
F. L. Pugh
Atisotiante
Jotten
Hees
I G. McCook
Col
Hote
St. Louis
Oglesby
Springfield
Bishop
Ohio
Headly
Oho
Payne
Party
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago
Major Sanford
Logansport
Peoria
P. Henry
New York
Jefferson Club
Dayton
Tammany Hel
Jackson Club
Columbus
Evansville
T. W. Palmer
Michigan
L. D. Thoman
Civil Service
George W. Geddes
R. W. Thompson
Terre Haute
Washburne
Minnois
Knott
Rentucky
Ben Harrison
Joseph E. McDonald
Indianapolis
Honors for the Dead as Nation Mourns VP
The Supreme Court adjourned on Monday after Attorney General Garlan announced the death of the Vice President. Memorial services were held in Indianapolis and South Bend with broad participation. Stock exchanges and government offices closed in respect as officials and citizens honored the deceased.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Garlan
Waite
Infliana Bar Association
Gresham Preettiiie
South Bend
Ind
New York Stock Lee Boards of
Agen
Hendricks remembered for plain talk and steady manner
In an interview Indian apolis elder statesman and former Indiana Attorney General Oscar B. Hord recalls Hendricks as calm and approachable. He praises Hendricks for his equable speech warm to juries, unflashy dress, gentlemanly address, and genuine interest in people as the key to his success.
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Oscar B. Hord
Indiana
Hendricks
Indianapolis
Cleveland and Hendricks Maintain Harmonious Ties
An Associated Press report from Washington notes President Cleveland is downcast after Mr. Hendricks’s death. Their relationship remained cordial despite differing views on office distribution, with no clashes and mutual satisfaction from early meetings in New York and Albany.
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Cleveland
Hendricks
Associated Press
Washington
Mr. Hendricks
Mr. Cleveland
New York State
Albany
Nation observes day of mourning across cities and government
Bells toll across Virginia and New York cities while offices close and business halts nationwide. President Cleveland sends condolence to Mrs Hendricks as memorial services are held. vertigo strike hits Senator Leedom in Indianapolis. several towns in New York Virginia Alabama and Georgia close offices at noon.
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Virginia
Cleveland
Hendricks
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Arsenal Guard
Galveston
New York
Brooklyn
Washington
White House
Leedom
House of Representatives
Indianapolis
Baltimore
Grand Opera House
Judge Fisher
Philadelphia
Oswego
N. Y
Montgomery
Ala
Auburn
Penghbogers
Richmond
Troy
Avanta
New England
Boston
Navy Yard
Postmaster General Report on Finances and Steamship Controversy
The annual Post Office data shows 42,560,843 in revenue and 19,602,155 in expenditures over five years with a cash deficiency of 3.38 million after Pacific Railroad credits. It details revenue loss from lower postage rates and increased mail volume, predicts a surplus next year, and outlines mail contract issues with American steamship lines and pricing.
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Post Office Department
Pacific Railroade
Crete
Department
American Steamship Lines
Hanes Steamships
New York
Havana
San Francisco
Japan
China
Postimaster General
Congress
Asia
New Zealand
Colon
Mexico
Pacific Mail Courny
Venezuela
Red D Company
Clien
Chicago
Philadelphia
Ohio Farmers Seek Relief Over Longstanding Lease Complication
Athens dispatch reports Scipio Township farmers in Meigs County seek legal relief as a 99 year lease, executed before a 1890s transfer to Moore and Wilson, now conflicts with fee interest holders. Also mentions Ohio Supreme Court ruling on Registry Election Law, Massillon coal strike progress, local accidents, deaths, and notable legal actions across the state.
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Athens
Scipio Township
Meigs County
E. H. Moore
Charles A. Wilson
Atlanta (Georgia
Moore
Wilson
Supreme Court of Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Edward Daggett
Supreme Court
Atherton
Massillon
Board of Arbitration
Hocking
Buerebner
Youngstown
Bellefontaine
Katie Hallan
Wa. H. West
St. Paris
Ohio
Springfield
Frank King
Tropic Furnace
Jackson
Andrew Dobbins
Lincoln Ingles
Henry Mellon
Seneca County
Tiffin
Kiesewetter
W. J. Elliott
Columbus
George Morey
Washington C Th
Ohio Southern Railrad
J. ©. Thornton
Darke County
Daily Globe
Washington D. H
Josiah Allen
Xenia
Toledo
Findlay
Martha Miller
Daniel Hartman
Price & Co
Zanesville
Henry Strauss
West Jefferson
Daniel C. Wilson
Good Hope
Hazy Verses From A Boston Star Clipping
The fragmentary clippings reference a father calling his son-in-law in a playful legal office context. A line asks about the hottest country in the world, mentioning Chilis and San Franccizeco. The snippet suggests a humorous or satirical tone typical of era gossip pages.
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San Franccizeco Post
Boston Star
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Alexander Shaler
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Henry J. Terry
University of Japan
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Great Britain
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James F. D. Crane
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J. L. Scott
Stone Front
A.martin
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Jackson Street
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London
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Western
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Henry D. Moore
Masonic Review
Ohio Grand Commandery
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Cochise
Pima
Secretary of Agriculture
Inadianapolis
Thomas A. Hendricks
Marion County
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Winslow
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William Aldrich
Fond du Lac
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Kenosha
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2D Inst
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Thos
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Tucker
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