11 Feb 1869
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Newspaper
Evansville Journal
Location
Evansville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1869
Page
1
Ambiguous OCR text fragment appears from a weekly journal page. It includes stray letters and typos without a clear event, person, or place to anchor a factual summary. No coherent details available to form a valid news item.
A compilation of brief items: gold prices in New York. General Grant leaves Philadelphia for Windsor. Baltimore city government yields to Johnson. J N Congdon elected mayor of Binghamton. diamond thefts and arrests in Rochester and New York. a fatal horse dispute near Plattsburg. a major New York building fire with insured loss. Havana suggests belligerent peace terms. bank burglary attempt with escape. Michigan Republican convention nominations. murder mystery in Jacksonville Illinois with a $1000 reward. attacks near Fort Shaw and troop pursuit. Nebraska railroad land grant schemes. New Orleans crowds and social mix at a transit fair. a balcony collapse on Camp Street injuring bystanders. Vermont Republican convention plans. Virginia officials ordered to report to headquarters. New York Herald predicts Irish and German voting shifts in coming elections.
Whalen declares to county attorney and police magistrates he was present at Ni’s death but did not fire the shot. Mrs Whalen visits with spiritual advisers and shows excitement. The execution is set for 12 o clock tomorrow. Ne Nee asks a local gentleman to visit Whalen and says he forgives him as punishment suffices. Whalen plans a speech and reads prayer book with attention while gray nuns visit.
Reports from Havana and nearby towns describe continuing police searches and brisk volunteer recruitment. Regular troops head to Nicaragua to quell disturbances while insurgent bands seize rail junctions and disrupt telegraphs. In New York, Belmont sues Erie Railroad in federal court over stock and conversion details amid society notices.
Special to the Journal Vernon February 10 A shooting in a local negro shebang ends with Wash Blue dead after Peter Laker shoots him at close range Blue was singing when struck Laker fled town after borrowing a cart Baker a repeated shooter involved in prior incidents Advices from Havana and a Chicago suffrage convention report complete the mixed item.
The Woman Suffrage Convention begins in Chicago tomorrow with Mrs. Stanton on stage in the evening. Susan Anthony and George Francis Train plan to attend along with Rev. Voller and Rev. Goodspeed addressing attendees. The murder of ex Senator McVonnell is linked to an elder fraud tied to land sales. Minnesota legislators are hosted by Wisconsin at Madison with about 500 guests at banquet tonight.
Washington February 9 The Constitutional Amendment passed the Senate after a twenty six hour session by the required two thirds majority 40 to 16 Debates were political and the Judiciary Committee offered a broader amendment It allows states by popular vote to elect Electors equal to their Senate and House seats. The report also notes actions on Reconstruction Mississippi and North Carolina positions.
Maprio Feb 10 reports only one of the Burgos Governor assassins is sentenced to death pending Cortes approval. The Cortes is convening tomorrow. Also a German raider named Guther arrested in Portland Maine for stealing 310000 from a German Post Office.
In the eleventh hour Senate debates over counting electors from Louisiana and Georgia. Sumner introduces a resolution. Hamilton, Hendricks, Sherman argue for and against counting Georgia. House decision on Louisiana, Georgia vote legitimacy dominates proceedings as parties clash over the concurrent resolutions.
The joint session open to the public counted electoral votes for President and Vice President amid strong objections from Representatives. Louisiana Georgia and other states faced formal challenges. debates over procedure and constitutional limits led to prolonged delays and a later House vote.
The excerpt shows Butler speaking to the chair and appealing a decision. The presiding officer denies the appeal while officials and supporters respond with managerial language and courtroom style phrases. The fragment reflects a formal parliamentary debate with tension and procedural disputes.
The Senate discussed railroad financing and consolidation ideas, passed multiple bills including county board organization changes and highway plans, and adjourned until tomorrow. Committees reported on taxes education and public reform, with numerous new act proposals read and referred.
A garbled market note from Chicago lists prices and offerings for cattle hogs and sheep. Mentions Es Telowmpl and Keb as entities, with references to auctions, May sales, and Halton Meuriwry. Concludes with scattered pricing notes for cows and steers and various regional sellers.
Fragmented text lists items such as whiskies, cattle, barley, and various goods with prices and descriptions. Names, dates, and locations are unreadable, making precise details impossible. appears to be a market or auction notice from a historical newspaper page.
The report notes government bonds slipping in value over two weeks while gold opened higher. Trading shows heavy volume with bonds short and copper and oil moving, as markets react to federal actions and currency shifts.
The report indicates little activity in notices at its branch while prices for raw materials edge higher. Heavy brown sheetings and shirtings see solid demand. lighter fabrics remain routine in price and availability. Trends show spring fabrics from Columbia and Kistor brands entering lines, with color tones and material varieties bustling in display.
Fragmentary OCR lists firms and commodities in a European market report. Items include names like Frank Rory Fel and several place and product references such as petroleum oil sugar linseed oil and various codes and numbers.
Readable fragments mention names and terms like Magis Gi and Chennen-TeT with uncertain context. No clear event, dates, or locations can be determined from the garbled text.
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