Maryland convention to consider tramp nuisance
The Hrveeport Journal reports Maryland will hold a convention in Baltimore on the 20th and 21st to address the tramp nuisance, with Montgomery Blair set to preside, aiming to ease annoyance to farmers. The Montgomery Advertiser suggests main obstacles to reconciliation include excluding Jefferson Davis and other Southern citizens from amnesty, while Washington rumors of cabinet resignations are said to be sensational and untrue.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Montgomery Blair
Montgomery
Ala
Jeff. Davis
Clement C. Clay
Washington
Sherman
Evarts
Schurz
California Faces Drought Threat Amid Sparse Rainfall
California residents grow anxious as crops suffer from little rain. If heavy rainfall does not arrive in late December and January, the season may repeat last year’s disaster, threatening harvests and farming incomes.
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California
Rumor of Osman Pasha's Death at Pleven Rumored False
In Constantinople and on the way to Bucharest reports circulated that Osman Pasha, commander of the forlorn hope at Pleven, had died. Advices from Bucharest the same day made no mention of his death, suggesting the report is probably false.
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Arumor
Constantinople
Last
Sinan
Osman Pasha
Plevna
Bucharest
Mexican Marauders Cross Rio Grande Into El Paso
A force of marauders crossed the Rio Grande into El Paso county Texas and fighting is in progress with Texas State troops. The invaders outnumber the state force, prompting the Texas Governor to telegraph President Nayes for federal troops.
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Rio Grande
el Paso County
Tex
Texas
Nayes
Growing belief of a Russia Germany Austria Eastern accord
Public sentiment firms that a complete understanding exists among Russia Germany and Austria on the eastern question and that England and its interests will be ignored. Even English journals admit this perception.
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Russia
Germany
Austria
England
California Senate considers foreign labor lead tax bill
A bill in the California State Senate proposes a $50 license tax per lead on every foreigner imported into the state for labor. Half of the tax would be paid to informants aiding prosecutions against nonpayment, with the other half deposited into the state treasury.
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State Senate
Silver dollar quote echoes populist demand
The Cincinnati Commercial rejects a Wall Street silver dollar and calls for a people’s dollar. It envisions a Mississippi Valley eagle coin with wings and tail spanning Washington City to Hudson Bay, symbolizing national unity and development.
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Cincinnati
Mississippi Valley
Washington City
San Francisco
Hudson's Bay
South Pass
Servia Declares War on Turkey in Shifting Alliances
Servia formally declares war against Turkey marking Austria’s indifference to Turkey’s fate and possible support for Servian independence. The delay stemmed from Austrian preference to delay rather than Servian reluctance. Diplomatic intrigues surround the unfolding campaign and broader European complications.
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Servia
Turkey
Austria
French Cabinet Settlement Brings Republican Victory
The new Cabinet led by M Du Faure has been accepted by President MacMahon and the Republicans. Paris papers praise the peaceful settlement of the French crisis. The President's message is reported short and satisfactory to the majority, who will vote the 1875 budget. Republicanism is triumphant.
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MM. Dufaure
MacMahon
Paris
Messige
Turkish Force at Plevna Surrender Reported 27000
Osman Pasha cites 27000 Turkish troops as surrendered at Plevna, though Grand Duke Nicholas reportedly doubts the headcount. The retreat came not from lack of rations but an outbreak of epidemic among troops, with mortality 40 to 50 daily and two men burying the dead. Russian spoil includes sixty cannons and many wagons.
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Plevna
Osman Pasha
Nicholas
London
Himes
Tires
Grand Duke
Belgrade
Erzeroum
Lord Derby
British Counsul
Kars
Hassan Kalah
Erzroum
Tergukassoff
Bayazid
Van
Russia
Amyre
Crete
Democrats Seize Colorado House Seat in Contested Vote
The contested House seat for Patterson of Colorado faced dispute after Belford’s valid election was followed by an improvised second vote. Democrats awarded Patterson the seat 116 to 110 despite Belford’s clear majority.
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Congress
Messrs
Patterson
Belford
Colorado
Washington
Republicans Triumph End of French Crisis
The long clash between Republicans and opponents ends in a decisive Republican victory as President MacMahon, once influenced by monarchist advisers, turns to the Chamber and appoints a ministry aligned with the Assembly. Gambetta’s warning that the conflict was not Chamber versus enemies is recalled as the Republic grows stronger.
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France
MacMahon
Gambetta
Cabinet Deliberates on California Chinese Question
Washington Friday the Cabinet discussed the California Chinese question at length without reaching a decision. The President has been advised of potential troubles and the need for a careful view. The subject will be resumed at a later meeting and may become a special message to Congress.
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Washington
California
Congress
Illinois State Board of Agriculture Convention
A convention is called by the Illinois State Board of Agriculture to meet at the State House in Springfield on Thursday January 38 1878 to consider general matters for county and district organizations. Delegates from each county and district agricultural board will attend to promote better management of affairs and a closer relationship between county and state boards.
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Ilinois
Congress Adjourns Till January 10 After Resolution Delays
Both houses of Congress adjourned on Saturday until January 10 in pursuance of the joint resolution adopted earlier. Fernando Wood's House resolution for a wholesale investigation of government departments was postponed to January 10. No vote occurred in the Senate on the silver question.
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Houses
Congress
Fernando Wood
House
Senate
Georgia Colonel Named National House Tally Clerk
Col. Albert J. Lamar of Georgia is appointed Tally Clerk of the National House of Representatives. The Atlanta Constitution notes he previously served as Clerk of the Confederate Senate and gained extensive legislative experience. The paper criticizes the modest nature of the appointment and praises his Democratic Party service.
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Albert J. Lamar
Georgia
House of Representatives
Atlanta Constitution
Senate
Col. Lamar
Democratic Party
Dr Mary Walker Seeks 10000 For War Sick And Wounded
Dr Mary Walker returns with a petition asking Congress for ten thousand dollars for services to sick and wounded soldiers. The petition is referred to Bounding Banning of Ohio.
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Mary Walker
Congress
Bounding Banning
Ohio
Failure of J D Easter & Co as Chicago firm suspends
The Chicago house of J D Easter & Co. suspends amid notes totaling about 250000 dollars owed farmers nationwide. Marsh harvesters sales neared 1 million dollars last season. Creditors may grant extensions while assets exceed liabilities by hundreds of thousands. J P Easter & Co. says their operations remain unaffected locally at Chicago and Jackson streets.
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Chicago
J.D. Foster & Co
J. D. Easter
Times
J.P. Easter
J. P. Easter & Co
J. P. Easter
Jackson Streets
Winnebago County Society Cuts Kimball Salary
At a recent directors meeting the Winnebago County Agricultural Society reduced the salary of brother Kimball by half and plans to seek his resignation at the next annual meeting. The move follows Kimball's South Carolina speech and subsequent letters that drew condemnation from Republicans and Democrats, prompting action to satisfy the community.
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Winnebago
Ih.) County Agricultural Society
Brotherskite Kimball
Kimball
South Carolina
Old
Washington Senators Conkling Gordon feud sparks duel talk
Washington dispatches describe a heated executive session clash between Sen Roscoe Conkling of New York and Gen John B Gordon of Georgia. Gordon accused Conkling of dictating to party and vice president, Conkling denied and called the remarks false. Negotiations to reconcile failed while reports suggested a possible duel. Later McCormick of Arizona named Commissioner General to Paris Exposition. reconciliation note entered on Senate journal.
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Gordon
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Senate
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Hamlin
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District of Columbia
Senator Gordon
McOrmick
Paris
Richard McCormick
Arizona
United States
Gov. McCormick
Betwen Conkling
Tamlin
Waenens
Roscoe Conkling
Wen
John B. Gordon
Legislative Journal
The
Georgia
New York
A Curious Stone From the Aquarium Mystery
A petrified statue, claimed to come from Colorado, lies in a private Aquarium room at Broadway and Thirty Fifth Street. Weighing about 600 pounds and seven and a half feet tall, its gray, granitic surface bears unusual features. Experts must decide if fossil man or modern fabrication explains the find, with observers noting both supporting and opposing points.
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New York Post
Aquarium
Broadway
Thirtyfifth Street
W. A. Conant
Colorado
Mr. Conant
New York
Jit
Evening Post
Marsh
Plevna Surrender and War Proclamations Reach Europe
The telegraph report from Plevna notes Osman Pasha's force around 27,000 with 60 cannons and ample provisions, but disease and casualties forced retreat. Serbian proclamation urges crossing the frontier, while British cautions of possible war with Russia and Crete unrest prompts Turkish suppression. Servian and Porte communications stress reforms, peace overtures, and readiness to endure while seeking interposition by Europe.
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Loxpon
Constantinople
Porte
Russia
Europe
Mutual Senators Withdraw Offensive Remarks Amid Misunderstanding
A public statement by Timothy Cowe, Hi Hamlin, M W Ransom, and J E McDonald declares that offensive remarks between two Senators arose from a benign misapprehension. They state that all unkind words should be treated as never uttered and withdraw them, reaffirming mutual friendship and respect.
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Senate
Timothy C.owe
Hi. Hamlin
M. W. Ransom
J. E. McDonald
Wasington
Europe
Grant
United States
Confederacy
Washington Letter on Senate clash and Hayes administration
A Washington Letter reports the Senate executive session clash over Hayes nominees ending in a Democratic rout. It notes Conkling’s victory, cabinet reform hopes, Evarts and Schurz packing, and calls the Forty-fifth Congress a vast failure. It describes Hayes’s dismay and cabinet dynamics during the week of political upheaval.
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Senate
Republic
Fitzsimmons
Ge Gia
Gard
Conkling
Lar
Hayes
Pompey Seeks Glory in Darkey Tale of Escape
A fragmented tale depicts a man named Pompey in despair wishing to die for glory. A white onlooker and a girl interject as a cabin scene unfolds with a plea to take Pompey to glory. The line references race and a grim joke about returning north.
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Pompey
Cole
Darkey
Angel
Norf
Scribe and nobleman clash over coauthored drama offer
A dramatist rejects a nobleman's proposal to collaborate on a drama and cover all costs while sharing profits. The nobleman responds by accusing the dramatist of harming his own interests and insisting on pursuing glory via collaboration.
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Scribe
Mal
Monsieur Scribe
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