Ins Methodist session ends. Baxter to Legislature
The annual session of the Ins Methodist ended in Little Rock with Bishop Latris presiding. Baxter has decided to submit the gubernatorial dispute to the Legislature as his troops disband and return home. Prince Leliohoku plans a U S visit with a royal party this year. Sir Garnett Wolseley earned nearly 125000 dollars from the Gold Coast campaign, per Commons vote. A. T. Stewart comments on the President veto, predicting broader trade gains. Horatio Q. Burchard, West advocate, argues currency abundance rather than scarcity caused the panic and supports current inflation views.
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Prince Leliohoku
United States
Garnett Wolseley
House of Commons
Congress
New York
Horatio Q. Burchard
Ainois
Ways and Means
West
Washburne lineage debated for U S Senate seat
The Freeport Observer notes talk of Elihu B. Washburne possibly becoming President and praises the Washburne name, but clarifies the new Massachusetts senator is not a Washburne relative. It reflects strong local interest in Washington succession and the impact of national figures on state politics.
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Washburnes
Congress
E. B. ‘Washburne
France
Washburn
U. S. Senate
Massachusetts
Sumner
E. B
Freeport
Elihu B. Washburne
Abraham Lincoln
U. S. Grant
United States
Washburne
Old Bay
New York City Boss Tweed and Freeport Council in Election Tricks
A critical account denounces the City Council of Freeport and Boss Tweed era politics. It claims judges certified election counts under oath, yet the City Council altered results to elect Kean over Brown, agitating reforms while exposing alleged manipulation and double standards.
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New York City
Tweed
New York
Freeport
Bismare
Agney
Kean
Brown
Bismarc
Thay
T' Rt RO “Ehin
Ies
Counscil
Boss ‘Tweed
Tammany
President Grant Veto Extols Honor and Honesty in Debt Pact
The article defends President Grant in vetoing a bond measure, arguing the nation must keep faith with every greenback and bond. It praises public support for strong monetary integrity, recounting the war debt history and urging continued unity to pay obligations.
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Grant
Congress
Republican Party
Pendleton
Butler
United States
Greenback
Bond
Vicksburg
Lee
Veto of the Finance bill prompts mixed praise in major cities
London and Paris financiers hail President Grant’s veto as stabilizing for American credit. In New York the Stock Exchange swooned as traders anticipated the veto, with broad declines and heavy selling. Milwaukee leaders praised the veto in formal resolutions, while Washington reporters noted widening support for the veto among expansion opponents and cautious hopes for future policy. Rockford merchants telegrammed thanks to Grant for halting currency inflation.
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London
Lonpos
Grant
Herald
Paris
Frankfort
Vicksburg
New Yeas
Senate
President Vetoes Currency Bill in April 1874 Message
The document presents President Grant's veto of Senate bill No. 617 to fix United States notes and bank reserves. It argues the measure would not reliably increase circulation, risks inflation, and departs from sound finance. The message recalls prior references urging gradual return to specie payments and notes the national pledge to redeem notes in coin.
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Washington
Friends of Expansion
Friends
Senate
Messrs
Neal
Beck
Cleaveland
Rockford
A. S. Grant
United States
Washington, D. C
Washinotoy
D. C
Senate of
Congress
House of Representatives
Secretary of the Treasury
Forty-first Congress
Uy Treasury
U.S. Garant
Executive Mansion
San Francisco Dress Reform Fad Aims at Fourth of July
Women in San Francisco form a dress reform association to decide styles over three months and unveil new fashions on Independence Day. They invite earnest men to advise on wear while linking the effort to future campaigns against intemperance, seeking to avoid charges of folly.
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Mary Walker
San Francisco
Jefferson Davis in Paris as guest of A Dudley Mann
Jefferson Davis has reached Paris and is staying at Rue de Luxembourg as the guest of A Dudley Mann. The note says Mr. Davis will be an interesting addition to the American colony in France.
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Jefferson Davis
Paris
A. Dudley Mann
Rue de
Luxembourg
Mr. Davis
France
Congressional actions in Washington April legislative activity
Reports outline daily House and Senate actions from April 20 to 25 including bills passed or referred, debates on the Louisiana Election bill and Mennonites settlement, appropriations for telegraph lines, government offices, and the Court of Claims judgments. Notable items include a $100,000 telegraph line appropriation and debates on currency, taxes on bank note circulation, and office hour changes.
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Washinatox
Judiciary Committee
Utah
House
Senate
Mississippi
Louisville
Ee House
Kansas
Raphael Semmes
Hoar
Financial Committee
Lay iHouse
Banking Committee
Messrs. Brown
Kentucky
Starkwheather
Connecticut
Merriman
Louisiana
Windom
Agricultural Department
Horst
Court of Claims
Department of Justice
Lectures on Polygamy Stir Washington Audience
Ann Eliza Brigham speaks to Congressmen and wives in Washington. She notes her status as Brigham Young's nineteenth wife and argues federal restraint on polygamy. George Q. Cannon sits nearby as a prominent Utah polygamist.
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Ann Eliza
Brigham
Washington City
Brigham Young
George Q. Cannon
Utah
Congress
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ORT Journal
Wrhonesday
Ins Methodist
Obatch
Know
Latris
Little Rock
Baxter
Bender
Cherry Vale
Kan
Burrell
Salt Lake
New York Dispatch
A. T. Stewart
President Grant
Burchard
Supreme Court of the
Milwaukee
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Milwauxkee
Wis
Merchants’ Association
Congressional
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