Legal Tender Act Declared Unconstitutional by Supreme Court
Washington reports the Supreme Court ruled the Legal Tender act unconstitutional, making prewar contracts payable in gold. Chief Justice Chase wrote the opinion with Justice Miller dissenting. It may not affect post act contracts. more analysis forthcoming next week.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Chase
Miller
Strong
Pennsylvania
J. P. Bradley
New Jersey
Cuban Patriots Claim Victory Over Spaniards at Nuevitas
The Cuban patriots under General Jordan defeated General Puello and his 3000 troops as they sallied from Nuevitas. Puello surrendered at discretion. Jordan allowed Puello and his men to return without arms or baggage, a move that casts doubt on the claimed Cuban victory.
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Cuba
Jordan
Puello
Nuevitas
Trig
Solomon fined for contempt of court over tax books order
Gen Edward Solomon former Cook County clerk refused to extend 40 percent extra tax on county tax books and ignored a Supreme Court mandamus. The court fined him one thousand dollars and costs for contempt, after he claimed the books were handed to collectors.
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Solomon
Cook County
Secretary of State
State Board of Equalization
Supreme Court
The Fractured Rhetoric on Belmont and Ratified Rights
A column blasts Belmont and the Democratic party as Wall Street puppets amid celebrations over Georgia ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment. It mockingly questions Democratic loyalties, cites class and race tensions, and flags continued political schisms and press access debates.
New Yorkers Brilliant Party in Freeport Reunion
Last Thursday the New Yorkers Society of Stephenson County held its first annual reunion at the Steward House, with nearly five hundred guests enjoying Brags Band music, dancing in Hettinger's Hall, and a lavish supper. Toasts celebrated the United States and New York, with speakers praising the state’s history, Hud- son River region, and DeWitt Clinton's Erie Canal era, invoking Empire State pride and unity.
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J. L. Munn
Munn
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China
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Horizon
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Geneva
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Chautanquua
Salem Woods
Bay of New York
St. Lawrence
Lake Erie
York
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Geddesburgh
Onondaga County
United States Senate
Congress
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Big Ditch
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Studion
Rochester
Ohio
Indiana
Great Northwest
Schenectady
Auburn
Niagara Falls
Great
New York Central
Erie Canal
Pennsylvania
Tilo
Guiteau
Cray
Grand Army of the Constitution organized in Brooklyn
Democratic ex soldiers form an association named Grand Army of the Constitution. They are seen as rejoining Lincoln era factions and reinforcing the Constitution as it is wing versus the Constitution as it was. Some veterans remain loyal to the enduring Union principles and support the current constitutional stance.
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Rome
Illinois
Brooklyn
Grand Army of the Constitution
Vigilance and ballot reform urged after NYC murder
The piece denounces Democratic control in New York City and state, citing the January 30 murder of grocer John Townsend by a bully named Bream. It warns of vigilante actions and laments ballot stuffing, calling for honest ballots, convicting juries, and fair sentencing to restore order. The article envisions 1850 era scenes if reform is not found.
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Victoria
New York
Brick
Belmont
National Democratic Committee
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Fifth Avenue
Democratic Party
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Lita
Belmont's
Julmontsy Wall Streat
Trishmen
Erin Go Brough
Munn
Niagara
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Hudson
Highland Pass
City of
Chicago
New York City
John Townsend
Bream
New York Statesmen Honored In Historic Toast
A commemorative toast lauds illustrious New York figures from Jay to Seward, praising their roles in the Revolutionary era and the nation’s development. Speakers emphasize John Jay, De Witt Clinton, Aaron Burr, and Martin Van Buren, noting their contributions to government, diplomacy, and state progress.
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