Postage and prepaid mail policy update 1874
Special notice explains a new 1875 postage law requiring prepaid mail for papers sent outside the publication county. The paper will prepaid only for advance paid subscribers outside the county. those not paid in advance will be cut off. Also includes brief notes on Senator Morton’s illness, Jorgensen’s death, Tilton Beecher suit postponement, and President Grant’s Mississippi proclamation.
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Stephenson County
Grant
Mississippi
Famine in Asia Minor Described as Devastating Year
Advices from Constantinople portray famine in Asia Minor as terrible with an appalling prospect. The report frames this period as a year of widespread devastation and scarcity.
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Constantinople
Asia Minor
Gold Discovery Sparks Wisconsin Excitement
Reports of new gold findings in Wisconsin trigger enthusiasm as quartz samples yield about $1,700 per ton, prompting significant interest in verifying the discovery and its potential value.
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Wisconsin
Conviction in Berlin trial caps State secrecy case
Count Von Arnim, on trial in Berlin for exposing State secrets and withholding State papers, has been convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Bismarck secures another victory. Destructive fires hit Knoxville, Naperville, and Aurora with fatalities and injuries. Fresh New York City street department frauds surface, linked to Boss Tweed. Kansas and Nebraska relief fund in New York grows to 2229 dollars. daily contributions continue. Illinois State Home funds unspent. about 60000 dollars to be used later as building work halts this week.
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Count von Arnim
Berlin
Germany
Bismarck
Street Department
New York City
Boss Tweed
Illinois State
Senate panel backs freight line charter to Missouri river
Mr. Hurlbut of the Senate Railroad Committee reported a bill to charter a double track freight railway from tide-water on the Atlantic Ocean to the Missouri river and to limit freight rates. The measure was ordered printed and recommitted.
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Hurlbut
Senate Railroad Committee
Atlantic Ocean
Missouri River
Ticket theft probes hit three railroad firms
The Boston and Lowell and Eastern Rail road Companies seek suspects stealing passenger tickets. Losses by the firms in recent months reach about 56000 dollars. One man has already been fined for taking tickets from conductors.
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Boston and
Lowell and Eastern
Burglars Shot in Bay Ridge Inquest Finds Killing Justified
The jury at an inquest into the Bay Ridge burglary deaths ruled the shooting justified, stating the burglars aided the abduction of Charlie Russ, the long-sought child, and commended the officers who fired. The proceedings closed with a prayerful note.
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Bay Ridge
Long Iland
bin Tee Winy
Charlie Russ
Dam Breach at Haydenville Fears Return of Disaster
The Haydenville Massachusetts reservoir collapse last spring caused severe valley destruction and loss of life. A mill dam built to replace it gave way Saturday morning with rushing water sweeping the area, though no lives were reported lost this time.
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Haydenville
Mass
Temperance petitions push for liquor inquiry bill
National Temperance Society and allied groups presenting over 300000 petitioners in Congress urge early passage of the inquiry into the alcoholic liquor traffic. Judge Poland to report the bill from the Judiciary Committee after the holidays, with a belief it will pass the House. Chicago Journal notes railroads cutting local passenger fares to three cents per mile on eastern lines, signaling a nationwide shift toward lower rates.
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National Temperance Society
Congress
Senate
Poland
Committee On Judiciary
House
Chicago Journal
Great Eastern
Efforts to reunite Senator Schurz with Republicans fail
Washington dispatch dated the 18th inst reports friends pressing to bring Schurz back into the Republican fold and restore him to his former position. A plan to urge the President to offer him the Russian mission has not shown signs of success, despite some cabinet officers endorsing him.
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Washington
Schurz
Canal plan to connect Illinois river to Mississippi urged
The House Committee on Railways and Canals chaired by Mr. McCrary Iowa has agreed to report in favor of a million dollar appropriation to build a canal from Hennepin Illinois on the Illinois river to Rock Island on the Mississippi river. The project would extend the Illinois and Michigan canal to the Mississippi and provide the West with a direct water route to Lake Michigan and the seaboard. Windom committee estimates annual freight savings would more than cover construction costs, aiding farmers and grain trade.
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Committee On Railways and Canals
House of Representatives
Washington
McCrary
Iowa
Hennepin
Illinois River
Rock Island
Mississippi River
Michigan
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Lake Michigan
Seaboard
Windom Committee
West
Journal
The Charlie Ross Mystery unfolds at Bay Ridge
The article reports the ongoing Charlie Ross kidnapping case with a promised full account from the New York Times next week. It notes a desperate clash with kidnappers at Bay Ridge, their deaths, a killer’s confession, and hope that Charlie will be found as a Christmas gift.
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Charlie Ross
Bay Ridge
Long Island
New York Times
Charlie
Chicago Journal
Philadelphia
Joseph Douglas
William Mosher
Mosher
Mr. Ross
New York
Mysteries and politics mix as 1874 headlines unfold
In Washington a sprawling report links the Charlie Ross case to a NY abductors’ ring. the burglars’ dying statements surface revealing the crime’s local roots. The House opens amid lively chatter, King Kalakaua’s visit looms, and a Centennial Tea Party plans unfurl among society women and diplomats.
United States Treasury report shows revenue declines in 1874
F. B. Spinner, Treasurer, reports fiscal year ending June 30, 1874, saw customs receipts drop about 24.99 million and internal revenue fall roughly 11.32 million. The declines are linked to a panic and changes in law, while expenditures excluding debt payments decreased about 1.86 million. The retrenchment is praised as commendable and expected to grow.
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F. B. Spinner
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Berlin crisis waning as Bismarck resists majority solution
Berlin reports say the cabinet considered dissolving the Reichstag to back Bismarck’s majority stance, but he declined the remedy. A Berlin telegram notes he warned police of a new plot against his life. Count Von Arnim’s sentence is reported as three months, with delays explained by his absence in court. China and Japan news deem insignificant with Alaska expected to be floated free. a Tokyo fire at Tokei destroyed about 1,000 houses.
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Wm. W. Phelps
New Jersey
N. ¥. Tribune
Poland
Horace Maywood
Dawes
Burchard
B. H. Roberts
N. Y
Hamilton House
Hunter
Indiana
Garfield
Pig Iron Kelley
Hawley
Conn
Butler
Pecksniff
Lawrence
Lyman Freeman
Negley
Sammy
Sun Set
Dew Drop Cox
Fernandy
Alex H. Stevens
Marshall
Congress
David Kalakaua
Sandwich Islands
Arlington
U. S. Navy
Ulysses
David
Supreme Court
Fernando Wood
Sun Set Cox
Sammy Randall
Fish
Williams
Robeson
Dorsey
Washington
Howe
Logan
Frelinghuysen
Schurz
Conkling
Waite
Fitzgerald
Admiral Porter
Dahlgren
Bryan
Kilbourn
Ray
Bainbridge
Kentucky
Capitol
Philadelphia
Loxpox
Berlin
Count von Arnim
Baron
Alaska
Hong Kong
Tokei
Japan
Kansas relief effort supports frontier poor amid 1874 hardships
Letters from Topeka describe a Central Relief Committee led by Lt. Gov. Sto ulda, endorsing authorized agents and direct donations to aid Kansas destitute. The plan aims to distribute relief promptly, anticipate large immigration and winter needs, and mobilize funds from within Kansas and beyond to bolster 1875 prospects.
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Atchison
Topeka
Santa Fe
Ray T
Kansas
E. L. Sto
Wernor Stover
Gove Osborn
East
Ein
Kansas 1874 farm outputs highlight strong wheat and corn
From Ephora Journal a Kansas note cites 1874 chief products: winter wheat 7,000,000 bushels spring wheat 3,000,000 bushels corn 16,500,000 oats 8,000,000 rye 400,000 barley 400,000 sorghum 1,000,000 gallons cheese 800,000 pounds butter 7,500,000 pounds. Despite disaster year Kansas should not fear its farming reputation remains solid.
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Kansas City
Ephora Journal
Kansas
Kansay
Teacher's Institute Held December 12 1874 Focused on Spelling and Geography
A Teacher's Institute was held on December 12 1874 conducted by County Superintendent Po. Morning attendance was light with 10 teachers present. W O Swanzey was elected secretary after a motion by Babcock. Mr Potter announced the day’s programme. Spelling led by Potter featured critique of daily word load. Geography exercise by H Eichel emphasized teaching places near home with a simple thorough method. Van Swerangel presented mental arithmetic guidance urging progress in all arithmetic. The institution adjourned at noon.
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Babcock
W. O. Swanzey
Potter
H. Eichel
van Swerangel
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Morton
Louis ‘Jorgensen
Knights Templar
State of
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Cairo
Tilton
Beecher
Knoxville
Naperville
Aurora
Nebraska
Washington, D. C
Editors Journal
Naval Observatory
Blaine
Ben
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