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Hon Richard Yates dies in St Louis after a brief illness. He served as Illinois congressman from 1851 to 1855, wartime governor, and US senator 1865 to 1871. Other items note Hall’s Polaris death likely from natural causes, Williams appointed to Supreme Court, Bristow to succeed, Logan pushes bankruptcy repeal, Langston named provisional Howard president, Pinchback drops bid, Williams from Lee Iowa, Ferry proposes currency expansion, and a $9.03 million November debt rise.
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Richard Yates
St. Louis
Congress
Ilinois
United States
Robeson
Capt. Hall
Williams
Supreme Bench
Col. Bristow
Kentucky
Logan
Washington Telegram
John M. Langston
Howard University
Washington
Pinchback
Louisiana
Senate
George H. Williams
Lee County
Iowa
Massive 1873 News Roundup From Across the Nation
The report covers smallpox ravages in Cleveland. 190 miles of Northern Pacific accepted, reaching 400 miles. Hog arrivals at Chicago Stock Yards total 930,292 from Sept 1 to Nov 21, up 286,484. Sixteen Virginius passengers proved British subjects. Indian Affairs halts rations for Normanche until raiders are captured. Thanksgiving turkeys weighing 40 pounds plus sold in Denver. Tariff moves to raise duties on tea, coffee, tobacco, and spirits. 1873 corn and cotton yields forecast at 858 million bushels and 3.7 million bales. Hoosac tunnel completed. Erie Canal grain over 3.5 million bushels. Credit Mobilier suits upheld demurrer in Hartford. government losses. Southern Congressmen push cotton tax refund. Williams to appeal to Supreme Court. Bishop Cummins secession spawns Reformed Episcopalian Church. Chicago to New Orleans trunk line due in days. Mexican raid on Texas border near Corpus Christi. seven ranchmen killed. A damaging gale spans from Michigan to Tennessee and New Jersey to California.
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Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Denver
Col
Washington
Congress
Agricultural Department
Great Hoosac
Erie Canal
New York
Credit Mobilier
Hartford
Williams
United States Supreme Court
Cummins
Episcopal Church
Reformed Episcopalian Church
New Orleans
Cairo
Texas
Corpus Christi
Michigan
Tennessee
New Jersey
California
Infernal machine attempt targets New York Comptroller
A series of criminal trials and sentences are reported. Rafferty, a Chicago murderer, is convicted again of first degree murder. Milton Malone dodges execution by taking two opium doses in Atlanta. Lagersoll receives five years. Farrington eighteen months. Des Moines Grand Jury indicts ex State Treasurer Rankin for embezzlement. Tweed's counsel fined for contempt. In Montreal a bottle of colchrium leads to seven deaths. Tweed jailed on Blackwell's Island, age 62. Chris Rafferty faces hanging December 26 at Waukegan.
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Green
New York
Rafferty
Chicago
Milton Malone
Atlanta
Lagersoll
Tammany Ring
Farrington
Des Moines
Towa
Grangers
Rankin
Tweed
Davis
Montreal
Canada
Blackwell's Island
Chris Rafferty
Waukegan
Bankrupt Jay Cooke & Co Receiver Appointed
Washington dispatch reports Jay Cooke & Co declared bankrupt and a receiver named. Congressman Hawley of Illinois plans to introduce a free banking bill in Congress with broad support from Western and Southern lawmakers for passage.
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Jay Cooke & Co
Hawley
Illinois
Congress
Washington Dispatch
Cuba Refuses Virginias Surrender and Captives Demand
Havana dispatches report Cubans will not permit the Virginias surrender and will press for execution of remaining captives. Other cables describe Cartagena Spain bombardment as furious with over 200 killed and seventeen houses plus the main hospital destroyed. The Spanish fleet ends bombardment as the city prepares for siege.
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London
Cartagena
Spain
Juniata
Santiago
Virginius
Cardinal Pecci
Perugia
Pius
Manteuffel
Count Goefen
Congressional Proceedings Highlight Civil Rights and Banking Bills
Senate opens with oath for Kansas Senator Robert Crozier and reads a resignation telegram. Sumner introduces civil rights, school equality, and direct vote constitutional amendments. Multiple bills proposed on spoliation claims, bankruptcy, free banking, and federal authority. House election of Speaker Blaine, officers chosen, and salaries debated.
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Senate
House
Wilson
Kansas
Robert Crozier
Casserly
Cal
Sumner
United States
Washington
Georgetown
Wright
Iowa
Logan
Chicago
Py Morton
Windom
Morrill
Pinance Committee
Ferry
Mich
Finance Committee
Buckingham
Pratt
Congress
Fie Tonge
McPherson
Glerk
Edward McPherson
W. W. Ordway
Duxton
H. G. Sherwood
Michigan
J. G. Butler
Turspay
Mackinaw Island
Gordon
Atlantic and Great Western Canal
Tagalis
Territory
Oklahoma
Summer
Arkansas
Poland
Judiciary Committee
Tll
Utah
Committee On Finance
Morton
Carpenter
Anthony
Alcorn
Mitchell
Hamilton
Saulsbury
Cameron
Howe
Frelinghuysen
Conkling
Schurz
Stockton
McCreery
Sherman
Scott
Fenton
Bayard
Sprague
Hero West
Ames
Alison
Stevenson
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Norwood
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Tourman
Post-Roads
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Hamlin
Flanagan
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Jones
Saulsburg
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Tipton
Thurman
Conn
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Bogy
Indian Affairs
Allison
Ingalls
Bogy and McCreery
Patterson
Texas
Revolutionary Claims
Brownlow
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Goldthwaite
Boreman
Davis
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District of Columbia
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Dorrey and
Johnston
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Kitchcock
Cooper and McCreery
Pacific Railroads
West
Ramey
Ransom and
Kelley
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Tipton and Goldthwaite
Carpenter, Stewart, Alcorn and
Bogg
Jones and Dennis
Howe and Lauisbury
Cooper
Mississippi River
Seaboard
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Eugene Hale
Mass
Kasson
Town
Scofield
Maynard
Burkhard
Hawley
Kendall
Leach
Hunter
Secretary of the Treasury
Niagara Falls
Parsons
Beck
Cox
Albright
Jovellar resigns as Captain General over Virginius crisis
Havana dispatch reports Captain-General Jovellar telegraphs Madrid resigning his post and requesting a replacement to carry out government orders to surrender the Virginius. He cites public agitation and denies ability to avert ensuing chaos amid Spain United States talks.
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Burriel
Havana
Madrid
Virginius
Joveliar
Great
National Party
Cuba
Spain
United States
Bayonne
Napoleon
Cienfuegos
Resignations Stir Spanish Delegation Over Virginias Surrender
A dispatch reports Burriel and the Colonial Minister tendered their resignations as Spanish delegates argue over surrender terms for the Virginias. Influential Spaniards favor delivering the ship to a neutral power and arbitration on flag rights, while many oppose direct surrender to the United States. Authorities fear abdication if Castelar and Washington press the issue.
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Washington
Fish
Polo
United States
Spain
Burriel
Castelar
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