Senate and House Propose Measures in Late January Ledger
The week outlines Senate action on Oklahoma lands opening petitions. a pork import protection resolution. Alaska civil government. and Porter relief bill. House discussions include oleomargarine protests. patent damages rules. and a large tobacco tax rebate bill. Senate Jan 23 24 25 notes cover Ord remains removal, note issues, and the Alaska bill passage. A wide roundup follows of legal cases, accidents, and local incidents.
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Senate
Cameron
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Anthony
France
Germany
Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
Alaska
House
Parker
Committee On Agriculture
Greeley
Sewell
Committee On Military Affairs
Fitz-John Porter
Logan
Sherman
Danville
Virginia
Mathews
Copiah County
Mississippi
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Butler
Long
Congress
Eric Gabrielson
United States Revenue
Dexter
E. 0. C. Ord
Havana
Washington
Hill
Committee On Post Offices
Cook
Blount
Committee On Ways and Means
Secretary of the Treasury
Customs and
Internal Revenue
New Mexico
Blair
Bayard
Committee On Finance
McPherson
Hoar
Secretary of
Treasury
Secretary of War
General Ord
Washington Notes on Bonds Pension Commission and Douglass Marriage
In Washington on the 22d the House Banking and Currency panel discussed replacing existing bonds with two percent twenty five year bonds with no vote taken. The Invalid Pensions panel on the 22d considered Commissioner Dudley’s proposal for a pension commission to fix weak laws, suggesting a five member panel with a lawyer, doctor, and pension agent. Frederick Douglass, about seventy three, married Helen M. Pitts in Washington. Pitts had worked as a copyist in Douglass’s office. Rep Converse of Ohio claimed a two thirds vote to pass his wool bill. The National Board of Trade Convention on the 25th backed a National Board of Railroad Commissioners and speaker-backed postal telegraph and telephone plans.
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House Committee On Banking and Currency
House
Dudley
Joan C. New
the Treasury
Frederick Douglass
Washington
Helen M. Pitts
Douglass
Converse
Ohio
National Board of Trade
National Board of Railroad Commissioners
Prohibition urged as national party candidates named
The National Temperance Society calls on national parties to nominate a President and Vice President favoring liquor prohibition. Divers inspect the wrecked steamer City of Columbus reporting all works removed with no staterooms left on deck and heavy timbers scattered beneath the surface.
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National Temperance Society
City of Columbus
Various 19th Century Northeast Rail News and Crimes
Earnings reports show Northern Central Railroad net income of 253000 after expenses. A series of accidents murders, illnesses, and weather events across Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Tennessee. Notable items include a fatal fire child burns, trichinosis epidemic, pool knife assault, whirlpool drowning, smallpox in jail, and a nine story opera house plan in Cuba. Senator Allison re elected in Iowa. Wealthy man shot outside Mt. Carmel gate. long standing feuds tied to Whisky and murder. Blizzard with extreme cold cripples Northwest railroads.
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Heilman
Wabash
Ind
Frank Fairbanks
Edward Manahan
Haskins
Toledo
Fairbanks
Manahan
Cumberland
Carthage
Tenn
Indianapolis
William B. Allison
United States
Iowa
William D. Rinco
Newport
Cincinnati
CubicaGo
John G. Patterson
Detroit
Wabash Railroad
East Toledo
St. Louis Ice Company
Depue
Ill
Jacop Hartmann
Wyandotte
Kan
Duluth
Superior Junction
Mt. Carmel
B. W. Mahone
GxorGt Harrison
Harry Bronson
Auburn, Ky
James Hardison
George
Bronson
Ice Bridge and Fires Hit North American Rail Routes
Foreign intelligence notes widespread disruption with railway traffic halted at Collingwood Ontario since the 17th, ice bridge on the St Lawrence, and rail drift damage near Quebec Central. Fires destroy St Lawrence sugar refinery in Montreal and Cornwall Ontario’s Commercial Hotel and stores.
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Collingwood
Can
St. Lawrence
Dominion
Montreal
Cornwall
Ont
Tullamore
Ireland
Schenck
Vienna
Malfatti
Lehenck
Austria
Dr. Malfatti
Duke of
Reichstadt
Napoleon I
Derryberg
O’donnell
Carey
Patrick O’donnell
London
Secretary of the Navy
Hunt
St. Petersburg
Harber
Moscow
de Long
Storm Ravages United Kingdom And Paris On 26th Night
A fearsome storm struck the United Kingdom and Paris on the 26th, causing widespread damage. Vessels wrecked, many lives lost, houses unroofed, and rail and telegraph lines disrupted. Across the Atlantic, Minnesota prison fires, bank failures, and political death tolls marked a day of widespread turmoil.
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United Kingdom
Paris
Minnesota
Stillwater
Cleveland (O.) Paper Company
E. J. Foster
Baron Rothschild
Gordon
Stewart
Darfour
Khartoum
Joan Letcuer
Lexington
M. F. Layton
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Layton
Boedecker
Joan B. Woop
Pier No
North River
New York
Bloomington
Ill
David Davis
Sultan Abdul Aziz
Constantinople
Not Guilty Nutt Verdict Sparks Sanity Remand
The jury found James Nutt not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder charge in Pittsburgh on January 22. He is remanded for a mental evaluation by a committee that will decide if he remains insane or is discharged. if sane, he will be free. Congratulatory telegrams flood in as crowds cheer the verdict.
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Acquittai
Pittsburgh
Nutt
James Nutt
Linzie Nutt
Dukes
State of
Pennsylvania
Miss Nutt
Swartzwelder
Young Nutt
Wreck cause disputed over Mussel Bed and buoy position
Fishermen assert the City of Columbus hit Mussel Bed three hundred feet from the buoy off Devil's Bridge with only fifteen feet of water. They support Captain Wright’s buoy sighting, while actions at Nobska light and Tarpaulin Cove light are cited as factors in the ship’s course change and ultimate wreck.
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Boston
Columbus
Devil's Bridge
Nobska
Wright
Tarpaulin Cove
Train Plunges Into Creek Near Dayton
A Cincinnati Northern Narrow Gauge passenger train leaving Cincinnati for Dayton wrecked eight miles south of Dayton. Seventeen aboard, three coaches and the engine fell twenty feet into a creek bed and burned. Only two escaped. conduct or Miller and crew injured. Notable injured include Joseph Enkenbauer F Schrader Anton Wissman John Huber and M H Morgan. Remaining passengers from Lebanon Ohio.
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Dayton
Cincinnati Northern
Cincinnati
Miller
Joseph Enkenbauer
F. Schrader
Anton Wissman
St. John, O
John Huber
M. H. Morgan
Cleveland
Lebanon
Family Attacked by Trichinosis in Indiana
A family in Wasau so Indiana was stricken by trichinosis after consuming raw pork for weeks. Doctors initially called it dropsy. George Heilman, his wife, and two children were in critical condition with Mrs Heilman and one child near death and the others still in danger.
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Wasasu
Ind
George Heilman
Heilmans
Description of Anam People From Exotic Traveler View
A traveler's account portrays inhabitants of Anam as very short, tawny skinned with flat features and a harsh grin. The narrative contrasts Patagonians and Magars, noting a Chinaman-like height and distinctive facial traits, presenting a lurid, prejudiced portrait.
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Anam
Clergyman’s Marriage Proposal Rejected by Betrothed Boston Girl
A clergyman asked two Boston girls to marry him, but one replied she would rather he marry her as she was already engaged to another young man. Boston Post.
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Boston
Boston Post
French writer estimates world doctors at 193000
A French writer, who estimates that the world contains 193,000 doctors, complains that two common ailments asthma and catarrh defy their utmost skill.
Blanco County man weighs twenty five pound sweet potato
W A Kemp of Blanco County Texas raised a sweet potato weighing twenty five pounds.
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W. A. Kemp
Blanco Cou Tex
Yellowstone Park River With Contrasting Sides
The Yellowstone Park river is described as hot on one side and cold on the other, reflecting a striking geological feature noted in the San Francisco Call.
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Yellowstone Park
San Francisco
Cail
Why Southern Outrages Are Justified
A News writer argues Southern violence against Black people and carpetbaggers is rooted in consequences of Reconstruction and Democratic power. The piece links white supremacy to national politics, cites historical Southern cruelty, and attacks the Democratic party for supporting or enabling such tactics. It suggests national sin in restoring Democratic control and reflects partisan editorial tone of 19th century press.
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South
Japan
India
Ireland
House of Representatives
Indiana
Horace Heiren
Knights of the Golden Circle
Democratic Party of
Democratic Party
Fort Sumter
Indianapolis Journal
Civil Service Reform Debate Shows Political Motives
The piece marks the first anniversary of Civil Service reform efforts, criticizing Democrats for exploiting reform rhetoric to replace Republicans. It recalls Jackson's spoils doctrine and notes Republicans claim credit for cleaner administration and better financial records, while Democrats allegedly sought power.
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Republican Party
United States
Jackson
Democratic Party
Pendleton
Republicans Rally in Virginia Against Bourbon Tactics
The Virginia Republican State Committee asserts the party’s loyalty to liberty after a harsh defeat. It condemns bribery, race fear, and the shotgun policy used to win, cites the Danville massacre, and calls for peaceful methods in 1884 while uniting with Mahoneites against proscription and bigotry.
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Virginia
Republican State Committee
State Committee
Blue Ridge
Danville
Pittsylvania County
Grant Parish
Hamburg
Hazelhurst
Mahone
Republican Party
Republican Committee
Chicago Tribune
Railroad color blindness inquiry yields key findings
The Pennsylvania Railroad study by ophthalmologist Dr William Thomson finds an average 4.2 percent of train hands with defective color sense and about four percent entirely color blind unable to distinguish grey green or red signals, according to the Philadelphia Record.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
William Thomson
Philadelphia
Death at Sea Wages Await Claimants in U S Court
In the New York circuit court registry, upwards of 15000 dollars in due wages for sailors who died or were lost at sea has been deposited. The funds, per statute, will be paid to the sailors’ next of kin, with claimants from around the world eligible to apply.
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United States Circuit Court
New York
Restaurant keeper blasts kitchen with gunpowder scare
A Wells restaurant owner on the Central Pacific Road accused a thief of stealing wood fired a stick loaded with gunpowder. The blast wrecked the kitchen but injured no one while the Chinese cook was shaken but unharmed.
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Wells
Central Pacific Road
Mine disaster at Crested Butte claims many miners
A devastating explosion at the Colorado Coal and Iron mine in Crested Butte traps fifty six men. Rescue attempts continue as officials confirm most workers perished, with eleven rescued and one dead. Names of fifty five victims released. town mourns and prepares for burials.
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Deemver
Times
Gunnisom
Colorado Coal and Iron Company
Crested Buttes
Ccal
Gunnison City
Denver & Rio Grande
Chamber No. 1
John Angres
C., C. & I. Company
Henry Anderson
John Williams
M. T. Stewart
John Martin
Thomas Rogers
James O'Neil
Jacob Laux
John Anderson
James Walsh
W. L. Jones
John Donnelly
Carl Rodenwald
Charles Sterling
Thomas Roberts
Jim McCourt
Fred Becht
Iber King
Joseph Weisenberg
H. Donegan
Joseph Kraust
James F. Stewart, Jr
William Neath
Morgan Neath
Thomas Glancey
John Rutherford
William McCowitt
A. M. Godfred
Dan McDonald
William Aubrey
Ben Jeffries
Thomas Stewart
Crested Butte
Cameron
Denver
John McNeil
Negligence Claim Against Davis Island Dam Leaders
Captain Walton of Pittsburgh testifies before the Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels alleging negligence by the dam crew for failing to display signal lights on outer piers. The collision with the steamer J. N. Burton caused four deaths and the vessel to burn. The board also reviews a California life preserver made of tule claiming weight and cost advantages.
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Walton
Pittsburgh
Davis’ Island
J. N. Burton
California
Dutch Expedition Returns From Acheen After Village Burnings
A Penang dispatch reports the Dutch expedition to Acheen in Sumatra chastised hostile natives who plundered the British steamer Nisero. The ship stranded in November and its 25 crew were prisoners of the rajah. The expedition burned several villages but did not secure release or learn crew whereabouts.
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Penang
Acheen
Sumatra
Pennsylvania Express Company Incorporates at Baltimore
The Pennsylvania Express Company, based in Baltimore, filed a certificate of incorporation with capital stock of $10,000,000.
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Pennsylvania Express Company
Baltimore
Maryland Legislature Reelects Barnes Compton State Treasurer
The Maryland Legislature has re elected Barnes Compton to continue as State Treasurer. Compton, serving in the role for several years, retains leadership over the state’s financial administration.
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Maryland
Barnes Compton
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Warren, Ark
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First National Bank
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