Global News Roundup Recaps Wars Alliances and Domestic Affairs
The item outlines diplomatic rumors of Russo German alignment and Belgian rail trade abstentions, reports a coal pit disaster in Mons with six bodies recovered, notes Lord Northbrook declining a Salisbury Cabinet post, and mentions the Queensberry divorce suit. It also covers a libel verdict for William Black, Vienna’s denial of a Russia Germany alliance, Vatican views on the Knights of Labor, a new Russian repeating rifle, a Sydney hangings case, Senate maneuvers over the governor’s message, and a Treasury appointee linked to Rev Henry Ward Beecher.
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Belgium
Paris
London Times
Russia
Germany
France
Austria
Mons
Lord Northbrook
Salisbury
Marquis of Lansdowne
Marchiness of Queensberry
Marquis of Queensberry
William Black
Bow Bells
Vienna
Vatican
Knights of Labor of America
Russian Military Commission
Sydney
New South Wales
Senate
House
General Assembly
Herbert F. Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Treasury Department
Notable Crimes and Deaths Span States and Professions
William Barklett a ferryman on the Okmulgee River in Georgia was paralyzed after cursing his Creator. W J Deshler a banker gave 100000 dollars to the Columbus Ohio Female Benevolent Society. Secretary Lamar wed Mrs Holt of Macon Georgia on Sunday. Violinist Joseph Tosso who composed The Arkansas Traveler died in Covington Kentucky. George W Childs of the Ledger fell on an icy Philadelphia sidewalk and was momentarily unconscious. John L Sullivan reportedly cleared 312000 from a sparring tour in Montana. Isaac W Sprague the living skeleton died in Chicago after selling his body to Harvard Medical College. He was 46 and weighed 45 pounds. Miss Ollie Brown of Middletown New York was sent to an insane asylum after slanderous reports by John W Baird and attempted suicide with a pocket knife. Frank I McDonald son of ex Senator McDonald of Indiana died in Washington.
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William Barklett
Okmulgee River
Georgia
Philadelphia
John L. Sullivan
Montana
Isaac W. Sprague
Chicago
Harvard Medical College
Sprague
Ollie Brown
Middletown
N. Y
John W. Baird
Frank I. McDonald
McDonald
Indiana
Washington
Financial Statement Shows Treasury Debt and Liabilities
The report lists E Duncan Sniffen of New York failing for 100000 and Thompson Stewart & Co failing for 6000. It details December public debt decrease of 9358.22, bonds outstanding totaling over 1.14 billion, gold reserves rising to 170,012,415 while silver holdings declined to 75,108, cash totals 444,915,758, and notes assignments against several firms including St. Notha child's Sona clock firms and J Greensfelder & Co.
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E. Duncan Sniffen
New York City
Thompson, Stewart & Co
Cincinnati
Treasury
St. Nothachil’s Sona
Chicago
J. Greensfelder & Co
San Francisco
John Wilson's Sons
New York
United States
Missouri and Indiana Legislatures Propose Prohibition Question
Reports show Missouri legislators proposing a measure to submit liquor prohibition to voters while Indiana figures the state debt at four million dollars with the insane hospital consuming about a quarter of revenue. The Indiana Legislature enters its second day with a series of party affiliations shaping the session.
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Indiana
Railway consolidations and new line licenses announced
Gen Alexander elected president of the Georgia Central Railroad with backing from Richmond and West Point Terminal Company signaling a major consolidation. A Springfield NL company licensed with 1,000,000 capital to build a railway from East St. Louis to Cairo. General George W. Cass appointed trustee of Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and Chicago Road mortgages replacing Samuel J. Tilden. Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Road gains Kansas City access from the north and belt line entry from the south. New York capitalists plan a Duluth to Sault Ste. Marie line and Grand Trunk expansion to Sault Ste. Marie.
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Gen. Alexander
Georgia Central Railroad System
Richmond and
West Point Terminal Company
Springfield
East St. Louis
Cairo
George W. Cass
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Road
Samuel J. Tilden
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Duluth
Sault Ste. Marie
Grand Trunk
Sault Sta. Marie
Record of extreme cold across regions with notes on ice and weather
Extremely cold weather persisted nationwide at year’s start with Manitoba waves reaching Mexico City as ice formed in several spots. Thermometers hit 40 below in Watertown New York and St Lawrence ice allows teams between Kingston and Cape Vincent. Reports of more earthquakes in South Carolina and a push for passport advisories for Americans in Europe. Major contracts include naval cruiser Charleston awarded to Union Iron Works and an Internal Revenue request for 50 000 dollars. Manitoba-like cold seen in Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan with subzero readings.
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City of
Mexico
Watertown
N. Y
Straits of Mackinaw
St. Lawrence
Kingston
Cape Vincent
South Carolina
Frederick Raine
Berlin
State Department
Europe
Houston
Tex
John M. Woodward
Misouri Pacific Railroad Company
Charleston
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue
Manitoba
West
Northwost
St Cloud
Aitkin
Minn
Albert Lea
Bismarck
Miles City
Mont
Michigan
Widespread 19th Century Train Disasters and Fires Reported
A fast B and O passenger train and a freight wreck on a curve near Republic Ohio left fifteen bodies recovered and many wounded. An express on Beaton and Albany broke a wheel near West Springfield Maas causing another fatal crash. Ice harvesters killed and injured near Pewaukee Wisconsin. Fire destroyed Dartmouth Hotel in Hanover New Hampshire. Boiler explosion killed three at Sheakleyville Pennsylvania. Kreamer’s College building burned at Lock Haven Pennsylvania. Alle foundry Milwaukee burned with $250000 loss. H C Tinges and F T Alexander killed in Kansas rail crash. Interior Department clerk Marshall Parks died in Republic Ohio disaster. Gas explosion at Youngstown Ohio. Fire at Broost Bros brewery caused injuries. Mrs Wiley Toles burned in Champaign Illinois. Flames wiped out Northern Pacific machine shops Fargo and horseshoe works at Valley Falls Rhode Island.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Republic
Ohio
Fish
Joliet
Logan
Chicago
Beaton & Albany
West Springfield
Maas
Pewaukee
Wis
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
F. T. Alexander
Russell
Kan
Marshall H. Parks
Oconomowoe
Win
Interior Department
Washington
Youngstown
Broost Bros
Wiley Toles
Champaign
Flaumes
Northern Pacific Road
Fargo
Horseshoe Works
Valley Falla
Rhode Island
Three Salvation Army members fined for Sedalia assault
Sentinel brief reports three Salvation Army members in Sedalia Missouri were heavily fined after assaulting a country lad who tried to escort home a female soldier after a service. It notes other crime items including a Canadian suspect in murder of five infants and an indictment of Dan Moriarty as an accessory after robbery in St Louis.
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Salvation Army
Sedalia
William E. Dizan
Wheelock
Mortgages and murders in late 19th century notes
A dying convict confessed to murder and robbery in Missouri or near Odessa, claiming the goal was to secure funds and settle a mortgage of $1,700 on his mother’s home. Other items include an express messenger bail reduction from $20,000 to $1,600, a San Francisco dynamite strike, a schoolhouse knife killing in Eldorado Springs, a Missouri murder case delayed to May, and a child shooting in Jackson Tennessee.
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Leavenworth
Express Company
Missouri
Judson
Armstrong
Odessa
San Francisco
Eldorado Springs
Oakes
Cora Lee
Graham
Springfield
Molloy
Scott Pickler
Chester Dodd
Jackson
Tenn
Pickler
Dodd
Fotheringham
St. Louis
Disastrous wreck near Cape Henry costs many lives
A German ship named Elizabeth ran aground near Little Island life-saving station causing at least twenty deaths. Five life-savers perished bravely as two boats battled a gale to reach the vessel, capsizing and scattering occupants. All crew losses confirmed. cargo unknown. rescue attempts continued at sunset.
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Virginia
Little Island
Cape Henry
Dam Neck
Belanza
No. 4
Elizabeth
Halberstadt
Hamburg
Baltimore
Brewer Bricg Aprrr Grex
Thomas Duncan
Washington
Duncan
Fort Krown
Montana
Senator Brown
Georgia
Ohio Southern Railroad
Springfield
Ohio
Railway Horror Near Republic Ohio Trains Collide
A Baltimore and Ohio freight and the Erie express crashed near Republic Ohio. Fifteen to seventeen people burned or killed with several others seriously injured. Conductor Fletcher and engineer Lem Eastman escaped, fire engulfed cars within minutes, trapping and killing many passengers and crew.
Seven years for Wittrock and accomplices in robbery
In the Criminal Court Wittrock alias Jim Cummings Haight and Weaver pleaded guilty to larceny including a railroad theft. The State urged seven years for Wittrock and Haight and five for Weaver. Wittrock mocked spectators yet faced the penalty, while Haight trembled and Weaver appeared unfazed. A final scene as Wittrock met a familiar acquaintance, Fotheringham, after the jail doors closed.
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St. Louis
Wittrock
Jim Cummings
Haight
Weaver
Pouzresa
Ittrock
Fotheringham
John Roach in Death Bed Amid Cancer Suffering
A New York Special reports shipbuilder John Roach, long confined to his home with failing health. His family and physicians withheld details to spare him distress, but now a Roach family representative confirms there is no hope of recovery as his pain remains unmitigated.
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New York
John Roach
The Origins and Aims of the American Federation of Labor
A profile of Samuel Gompers and the emergence of the American Federation of Labor from a federation movement. It explains autonomy within unity, representation by union size, financial setup, and the executive board’s limited powers to aid strikes and defend unions while preserving independence.
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The
American Federation of Labor
American Federation of
John Roach and His Shipbuilding Legacy in Chester
The article details John Roach's cancer battle reflecting General Grant’s case, noting his roof of mouth illness and extended decline. It then recounts Roach’s rise from Irish-born immigrant to Chester’s shipbuilding titan, detailing his career moves from Allaire Works to Morgan Iron Works Neptune Works and Franklin Forge, and his Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works. He built numerous government vessels and helped make Chester a famed shipbuilding hub.
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General Grant
Roach
Delaware
John Roach
Chester
Ireland
America
New York
Allaire Works
Morgan Iron Works
Neptune Works
Franklin Forge
Delaware Rive Iron, Shipbuilding and Engine Works
United States
Republic Holocaust Trains Wreck In Ohio Snow
The Baltimore and Ohio crash near Republic killed nine. Freight conductor Fletcher is blamed for pulling out of a siding without orders, with possible intoxication by the freight engine crew discussed. Passenger Mr. Evans recounts awakening to flames and the grim scene, noting gruesome injuries and the cold, smoke, and wreckage.
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Cleveland
Baltimore and Ohio
Republic
Fletcher
Man rescued after roof plunge from smoking car crash
Harry C. Forrester was found injured early Wednesday at the Portland Hotel after a Baltimore and Ohio train car collapsed and he was hurled through a hole. He was moved to 182 West Van Buren street, treated by W. S. Wixon’s doctor, and forecaster of survival cited a scalp wound and multiple gashes. Forrester recalled awakening on the roof amid a crack of ice and snow, then leaping to safety.
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Harry C. Forrester
Portland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
West van Buren Street
W.S. Wixon
Wixon
Daily News
Aleep
Mr. Forrester
Bevan Recalls Terrible Windsor Hotel Train Wreck
Louis A. Bevans of Zanesville Ohio describes the Windsor Hotel Chicago crash his shock as he escaped with his shoes on. He recalls the forward smoker wrecked, the baggage car crushed, and the fire burning with no water. Fireman M H Parks died after heroic efforts.
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Mr. Bevans
Louis A. Bevans
Zanesville
Ohio
Nebraska
Windsor Hotel
Chicago
Railroadmn
M. H. Parks
Parks
National law makers adjourn for Logan tribute after death
Both houses of Congress convened after recess to mourn Senator John A. Logan. Senate leaders announced his death at 2:57 p.m. Sunday, December 26, and the chamber adjourned in his memory. House members motioned to adjourn, paying tribute to the Illinois statesman. The week saw bills on pensions, agri stations, and opium treaty enforcement, with prayers for Logan’s contribution echoed across chambers.
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John A. Logan
Senate
Logan
House of Representatives
Thomas
Illinois
United States
McPherson
Secretary of the Treasury
Pacific Railroad
Frank P. Blair
China
Secretary of War
Board of Engineers
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Edmundus
General National Convention
Protestant Episcopal Church
Congress
Spooner
State Grange
Wisconsin
Kansas, Texas and Southwestern Railroad Company
Fort Hayes Military Reservation
Maritime Canal Company of
Nicaragua
Senate Foreign Committee
District of Columbia
Vance
Cleveland
Thomas C. Manning
Louisiana
Mexico
Huh A. Densyore
Arkansas
Coren
Henderson
Mississippi
Dubuque
Page
Price
Elections Committee of the
House
Kidd
Steele
Indiana
Call
Ith
Florida
Attorney General
Dayton
Fort Riley
Erskine 8
Allin
Durbin Ward
Nebraska
Kansas
Jenny Lind Inspires Payne With Home Sweet Home
In Washington's December 7 1850 Jenny Lind concert at National Hall she opened with Casta Diva and the Evening culminated as she sang Home Sweet Home to John Howard Payne. The audience, including Webster and Clay, erupted. Payne blushed amid a rousing ovation in the Brooklyn Magazine account.
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John Howard Payne
Jenny Lind
Washington
National Hall
National Theater
President Willmore
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
General Scott
Jenny Lin
America
Mr. Webster
Jenny
Ape Payne
Brooklyn Magazine
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T. G. Evans
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