New Secretary of the Navy George Robeson Named
The Hon George M Robeson appointed by the President to fill the Navy secretary vacancy caused by A F Borie resignation. Son of Judge William P Robeson of Warren County New Jersey, Robeson is a Princeton graduate and seasoned lawyer with extensive state and national service history. He is about 41, a Republican, and aligns with General Grant’s national policy.
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George M. Robeson
Sa Lty
Navy
A. IF. Borie
Willian P. Robeson
Warren County
N. J
Mr. Robeson
Princeton College
Hornblower
Newark
A. C. M. Remington
Camden
Frelinghuysen
Robeson
Ward
General Grant
New Jersey
Samuel L. Southard
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Mahlon Dickerson
Jackson
van Buren
Population estimates and assorted midyear notes from 1861
The midyear population of the United Kingdom is set at 81,015,284, incl. armed forces abroad, up 240,644 since mid-1860 with England, Scotland, and Ireland contributing 220,230, 17,356, and 3,058 respectively. Other items note Cuban recruits missing near New York, a drowning accident in Alton, Andrew Johnson in Washington, Texas crop prospects with rising black labor, the Red Stockings baseball team as champions, Bogart’s arrest in Texas, low potato prices in St John and Prince Edward Island, a 5 percent tax on lottery dealers, and pension claim re-evaluations. Also mentioned are lost-person inquiries, a Colorado River survivor claim, and Samuel W. Green’s vast printing operation in New York.
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United Kingdom
Great Britain
England
Scotland
Ireland
New York
Col. Jordan
St. John
N.B
Prince Edward’s Island
United States
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
New York Police
Washington
Spangler Denies Lincoln Conspiracy Role In Full Statement
Edward Spangler, once at Ford's Theatre and linked to the Lincoln plot, releases an sworn account disputing guilt and recounting trial, imprisonment, and alleged abuses at Dry Tortugas. He narrates experiences with Booth, Weichman, and other conspirators, asserting innocence and detailing abuse.
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St. Washington
Ford
Booth
Spangler
Military Commission
Mudd
O’laughlin
Arnold
Payne
Harold
Atzerodt
Weichman
Surratt
Lincoln
Washington Arsenal
John Wilkes Booth
President Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
Joe
Inventions and oddities across a busy docket
A Connecticut man proposes an improved church pew head-rest design. In Gilroy California a lawyer taunts the judge over a wager that his legal point is sound law. Santa Anna, in Porto Plata, drafts his life story while eyeing Staten Island. A Georgia dinner party risk includes quinine pills to all guests. A Webster City Iowa mill worker is shot. his nephew is suspected. A giant snake sighting is reported in Montgomery County Ohio. The Iowa Supreme Court upholds taxation of National Bank shares. Internal Revenue receipts are forecast at 158.2 million for the year ending June 30.
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Connecticut
Gilroy
Cal
Santa Anna
Porto Plata
Hayti
Staten Island
Georgia
Pumpkin Creek
Ross
Webster City
Iowa
Montgomery County
Ohio
Dickey
van Buren Township
Iowa Supreme Court
Scott County
Johnston County
Read the Meter and Detect Gas Leaks at Home
This piece explains how consumers can read gas meters themselves to know usage, estimate costs, and verify bills. It covers reading steps, interpreting the dial, calculating cubic feet, and spotting leaks by smell, with cautions on safe handling and when to call a gasfitter.
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Gas-Light Journal
Railroads Timetable Fragments for Chicago Area Lines
The notice lists ticket office at Criek and Lake Street and trains on the Chicago and Northwestern and Chicago Alton and St Louis routes. It mentions Day Express, Night Express, and connections at Bloomington Bloomington for Jacksonville Division passengers, with times around 4:45 pm 9:00 pm and 6:00 pm 6:40 am.
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Chicago, Alton & St. Louis Railroad
Foilet
Bloomington
Jacksonville
Domaia
Alls Street
Peavc
Clinton
Pacific
Cifle
Passonbet
Freeport
Freeport & Dunleith
Rockford Elgin
Fox River
State Lung
Kinzie Streets
St. Pawl
Janesville
Woodstock d
GEO
L.dunlap
F. Patrick K
Illinois
Ntral Railroad
Lake Street
Keokuk
Kankakee
Hyde Park & Oak Woods
Hug Hirt
W. P
Jounyon
Gen’s
Michigan Southern Railroad
van Buren and
Sherman Ats
South Clark Street
Teres
Etroit
Michigan Central Railroad
Pacific Uxpy
Texpress
Essecoee Seapane
Kalamazoo
Cincinnati
Louisville
Dairy Express
Hkvening
Cessseree
Henry C i
Eneral
Columbus
Chicago & Indiana
Cent'l
Milwaukee
Canal
West Side
Randolph
Dearborn
Cincinnati Air Line
Cincinnati Express
Columbus Express
Columbus Night Express
General Northwestern
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Sherman Sts
Peru
Pittsburg
Ee Ta
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R
Denn Soos Suey
Quincy Express
Mendota
Aurora
Dally
Goodrich’s
Grand Haven
Muskegon
Hoarding Wealth Measured Against Life’s Limits
A discourse by Thomas Dick compares hoarding wealth to impractical excesses such as 70 000 pairs of shoes or 60 000 mahogany chairs, arguing it is irrational to accumulate valuables never used. The item also lists assorted ills including 2 217 Assistant Revenue Assessors, a Colorado mail robbery, calls for a peace festival, and political views on rebel enfranchisement and the Verger Crane case.
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Thomas Dick
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James S.mccall
Secretary of the Navy
Alton
Andrew Johnson
Texas
Red Stockings
Bogart
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Major Powell
Colorado River
Green ‘River
Wyoming ‘Territory
Samuel W. Green
Dubuque
Mississippi
East St. Louis
Ohio & Mississippi
Erie
Virginia
Walker
Old Dominion
Chicag & Northwestrn Railroad
Criek and
Lake Streat
Council Nluffs
Drver
Oro City
Granite
Colorado
Boston
Drake
Missouri
Verger-Crane
Yerger
Mayor Crane
New England
Dunkirk
Buffalo
Cleveland
Western
OlloWs
Erie Railway
Leavittsburg
Meadville
Hornellsville
Youngstown
OL City
Elmira
Northern Central Railway
Harrisburg
Jersey City
New Jersey Railroad
Philadelphia
Baltimore
M. Olminnatt
Leavittsburgh
Meadville U
Susquehanna
Turner
Philadelpha
Philadepnia
Hornellaville
New York Time
Union Depot
Cornellsville
Avon
Salpane
Imira
South
Owego
Ithaca
Binghamton
Syracuse
Lackawaxen
Hunesdale
Middletown
Unionville
Goshen
Montgomer
Greycourt
Newburgh
Warwick
Depot Corner Exchange
Michigan Sts
Great Bend
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Avon and Hornellsville
Chemung
Delaware
Ramapo
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H. Riddle
Hettinger
Howard
Stephenson Street
G. Joran
Wic
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Caatotory
Stephenson County
Stertge
Dee
Messrs
Terre & Suery
John
M. O'Keefe
Ssns CO
Faye Ae Logs
J. Roch
Stephenson St
Freep
Ing
Messrs. E
J. Roehe
Pricy Ag
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Story Tele
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WSC
D L. Mead
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Eric Imans
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