Various 19th Century U S News Briefs From The Dixon Sun
The President appoints Henry Kessler and A C West as postmasters before Kessler is withdrawn. Mrs Lincoln denies a claimed early history conversation. Grant’s father in law buried in St Louis. Agassiz family updates. Civil unrest, railroad, banking, and tariff debates sweep Chicago to New Orleans. Grange and farming party actions dominate Iowa to Minnesota. Several international notes on Spain Cuba San Domingo and Europe.
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Henry Kessler
Cincinnati
A. C. West
Milwaukee
Abraham Lincoln
Maj. J. T. Stuart
Springfield
Senate
Williams
Delano
Territorial
Congress
Grant
St. Louis
Dellefontaine Cemetery
Alexander Agassiz
Prof. Agassiz
New Scientific School
Penikese Island
Laura D. Fair
San Francisco
Agassiz
Rudolph A. Witthaus, Jr
New York
Ville du Havre
New York Tribune
Turbulent Times: Virginias Flag Case and Global Turmoil
Reports from Washington detail Attorney General Williams' view that the Virginias carried the U S flag without right at capture, prompting inquiry and possible actions. Other items note silkworm eggs shipped from San Francisco, a Pittsburgh land tract valued at 14 million dollars, Western Union absorbing Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph, and Chicago treasury deficits of about 507 thousand dollars. The piece also covers labor meetings in Chicago Indianapolis and Cincinnati, post office mail changes, trials of Tweed-era figures, executions in Canada, and a series of violent incidents across North America.
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Utah
Washington
Union Pacific Railroad
San Francisco
New York
Japan
France
Pittsburgh
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
Western Union
Chicago
United States
Spain
Virginius
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Williams
Mercantile Failures and Revival Spur New England Trade
Reports note several New York mercantile failures while New England manufacturing districts experience a marked revival in business activity.
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New York
New England
Law Reform Proposals Debated At Second Day Session
The session focused on receiving resolutions and proposals including a plan for a court of conciliation for arbitration without appeal, approval against repeal of the Railroad law, call to regulate railroads, salary grab, and inter state commerce. A proposal suggested the government lend money on land securities.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Secretary of the Interior
Washington Associated Press
Senate
House Committee On Railroads and Canals
Illinois State Farmers’ Association
National Currency Act
United States Treasury
Illinois
Gov
Newton Booth
United States
California
Judge Hager
News from Havana and Congress in mid December
The dispatches report Spanish troops besieging Cartagena and a pardon offered to surrenderers while King Lunalilo withdraws a reciprocity plan with the United States. Virginius prisoners reach the Juniata. a riot erupts in Matamoras. British actions in Ashantee and Acheen renew. Congressional summaries note bills on salaries, pensions, civil rights, and naval costs.
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Cartagene
Lunalilo
Sandwich Islanda
United States
Havana
Guaimaro
Ashantee
Virginius
Juniata
Santiago de Cuba
Santa Cruz
France
Matamoras
Mexico
Cortinas
Canales
Burrell
West Indies
Cuban
Acheen
M. Barthold
Washington
Emigration Grants Arrivals by Country in 1873
The fiscal year ending June 30 1873 shows the British Islands and Germany supplying most emi grants to the United States. UK 166 843 arrivals, Germany 149 671. Ireland 77 344 and England 74 818. Scotland 13 841, Wales 840. England closes on Ireland as a top source of emigrants.
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United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Ireland
England
Scotland
Wales
Canapa in the Home of 20 000 Born in United States
A fragmented note describes Canapa in the home of more than 20 000 people born in the United States. The text hints at a community or event tied to Canapa within a large birth-based population.
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Canapa
United States
Christmas Day and Customs Across Christendom
The essay reflects on Christmas as a universal festival unaffected by time, noting its enduring spirit and social observances. It cites the global reach of Christianity, the spread of its faith, and England’s prominent role, highlighting the 25th of December as a day of jubilant universal celebration.
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Christendom
Buddha
Mahomet
Asia
Europe
Africa
England
Ohio constitutional amendments proposed to ban railroad ties
The Ohio Constitutional Convention proposes sections prohibiting any person elected or appointed to state office from receiving gifts or benefits from railroad interests during their term. It also bars railroad owners and employees from holding state offices or roles under the Constitution or laws of Ohio.
California Farms at a Glance in 19th Century Data
The data lists 23,734 farms in California with an average size of 432 acres. Total cash value is 141.5 million dollars, fences cost 29 million, annual fence costs 3 million, all annual products 50 million, livestock 57 million, fruit trees 3 million, grape vines 29 million. Annual grape production 90 thousand tons, wine 5 million, and brandy 200 thousand gallons.
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California
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High Seas
Colvin
Louisville
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Cairo
New Orleans
Iowa State Grange
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Nebraska State Grange
James Brainerd
Wisconsin State Grange
Janesville
Minnesota
Minneapolis
J. H. Denman
Circleville
Ohio
Baez
Bonsales
Witthaus
Ile
London
Barriel
Henri Rochefort
Berlin
William
Eugenie
George A. Chistian
Surgeon-General’s Office
Charles Green
Washington, D. C
Henry W. Genet
Saline County
Charles Davidson
Emmett County
Mich
Lansing
Michigan Southern Railroad
Timothy Topping
Ingersoll
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Canada
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Kennebunk
Mass
Martin Ryan
Broome Street
Harry Genet
Tweed
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New Mexico
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Morton
Hale
Wilson
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Wilken
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Cox and Hazleton
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Durell
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