News of the Week in the Eastern States and Canada
Heavy rains and floods sweep the East and Canada causing rail wrecks and loss of life. A Washout at Swanton kills a fireman. a passenger train wreck near Moour's Forks kills engine crew. Other disasters include a fatal wrecks, river floods, and a steamer fire. Wars, prohibitions, and labor violence headline a wide slate of events.
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Citigend
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Marquette
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Com- Pany
Bancus Elected NY State Senator Defeats Conkling Reach
Bancus a Democrat, chosen as state senator in New York to honor the late Webster Wagner. He defeats Republican Conkling with a majority around 7,000 votes. Wagner had served previously and the race closed with Bancus securing the landmark victory.
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Honator
New York
Webster Wagner
Conkling Stepublican
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Wagner
Washington notes on army retirement and debt report
Gen Sherman and Maj Gen Hanauer advocate a young army with a graded retirement by rank. Skobeleff, en route to St. Petersburg, notes Russians share such sentiments. Regular monthly debt statement shows total interest bearing debt around 1.054 billion and various certificates and currency figures.
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Haneurk
House Committee On
Gistioznivod Woldiera
Skobeleff
St. Petersburg
Vienna
Becauss
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Loreal Due Witd Wupwldl.s Cree
Crochury
Pactto Railway
Lowtv
Petition to adjudicate Bird Island claim in San Francisco Bay
Gen John O Fremont filed a petition in the Reno court asking the Court of Claims to adjudicate his 1847 purchase claim to Bird Island in San Francisco Bay. The government reportedly later annexed the island unlawfully. The piece also notes a Washington meeting of Hennepin Canal supporters with multiple state delegations backing a nationally important project. It mentions a Supreme Court ruling on rug quality measured by color, overturning a Treasury stance on saccharine strength.
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John O. Fremont
Renato
Bird Island
Bay of
San Francisco
Friends of the
Hennepin Canal
Washington
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
House Committee On Railroads
Rosoln
United States Supreme Court
Tressury Department
Miscellaneous 5 Gleanings in an early 19th century note
A long letter to the Canal Committee of the New York Assembly by Horatio Seymour backs abolition of tolls and warns of a railway tribunal. Weekly U S failures total 162 for the week ending March 4. Auction results note a 1796 half dollar at 23.50 and a subsequent year following at 46.60. The trunk-line pool orders an 80 cent increase per 100 pounds on bound freight from Chicago. Scovilla abandons Guiteau, with talk of Buckeye efforts. Butler connected with proceedings to secure a gallows pardon. Treacott and the Chinese Foreign Minister draft a peace protocol between Peru and Chile, omitting indemnity questions.
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New York
Chicago
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Guiteau
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Treacott
Chilise Miniater of Foreign Affairs
Ana Bunis
Peru
Chill
Ahovanes
Foreign News Turbulent Times Reshapes World Frontiers
Gen Sherman begins inspection tour on Mexican frontier while China and Japan threaten hostilities over Looshoo. Queen Victoria survives an assassination attempt as a crank is restrained. London crowds debate migration and asylum warnings. Reports detail Bloated political strife, Russian-Servian tensions, and public unrest across Europe.
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Japan
Looshoo
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Bane
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Windsor
Wella
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Forator
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Dover
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Simmons
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Bradlough
Bkobelev
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Louton
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Germany
Binjuurok
Booperor
Rindia
Nomination Doubts Delay Supreme Court Appointment
Roscoe Conkling objects to the nomination of an associate justice as the President sends the nomination to Senator Edmunds of Vermont. Edmunds is unsure whether to accept, citing ill health and inability to undertake the duties. The report also notes a historical aside about rhinoceros horns and poison detection from 1591.
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Roscoe Conkling
United States Supreme Court
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Edmunds
India
Ohio railways case pits Van derbilt against rivals
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that railroads bought and consolidated as the Ohio Railway by Van derbilt were illegal. The decision follows a dispute over the grouping and competition among rail lines in the state amid broader political and legal maneuvers.
The New Apportionment Law Sets House Seats
The apportionment law fixes the next House of Representatives at 325 seats, up from 299. Over four decades, the reallocation of seats among Union sections has followed a continuing pattern and will continue in the same manner, reflecting shifts in population and political balance.
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Fatal Boiler Explosion at Wesler Barnes Saw Mill
A boiler explosion at Wesler Barnes saw mill in Stone, Randolph county Indiana killed several workers and mutilated bodies. Names identified as Hudson Clark, Robert Randall, George Wesler, William Yankee, Lewis Mann, and William Fleming. Other workers were injured or missing as rescue crews responded to the blast.
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Stone
Randolph County
Ind
Hudson Clark
Robert Randall
George Wesler
William Yankee
Lewis Mann
Willian Fleming
Weslay
Robar Hundals Bond
Haddon Clark
A Pretty Girl as a Shoemaker in Atlanta
A curious local feature celebrates a live female shoemaker in Atlanta, a young daughter of a shoemaker who, under 20, mends and makes boots and shoes daily with skill and industriousness, attracting neighborhood notice.
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Congressional activity and bills in late June session
The article chronicles a flurry of Senate and House actions with numerous bills and resolutions. Topics include curbs on national banks, education, militia organization, vaccine distribution, port status for Denver, patent law, postal and railway issues, Indian affairs, and foreign policy debates, plus confirmations and budget allocations. It notes executive sessions, committee work, and legislative maneuvers shaping future policy.
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Hoar
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Xtouin Versela
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Miniature of Aaron Burr Described in Remembrance
A memoir fragment recalls a boyhood moment with his father Maid en Lane guiding him to a tiny, crumpled map of Aaron Burr. The description portrays Burr as a forlorn figure with a white cravat, pale hair, and a rusted coat, a memory meant to endure as time passes.
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Devastating Flood Tears Through Lower Mississippian Lands
Reports from Mississippi Arkansas and Missouri describe levee breaks at Carton’s Landing causing 75 feet gap and 190 yards of breach. Towns flood from Bolivar to Riverton with 12,000 potential aid cases, refugees crowd Memphis, and relief efforts scale up as 400,000 dollars may be needed.
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Lonely Lamps at Sea Invention Buoy Lights Ocean
A laminated buoy acts as a compact wrought iron vessel receiving compressed gas to power a lamp. Depending on buoy size, the flame lasts from thirty to one hundred twenty days, with some buoy designs said to illuminate for a year. The light withstands violent seas, stays bright, and can throw six miles or more in clear weather.
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Donkey Accident Sparks Austin Family Feud
In Austin a Mexican donkey was struck and killed by a freight train on the International Railroad near the outskirts. The incident fuels a playful quarrel in the respected Fitznoodle family as Mrs. Fitznoodle begs Mr. Alonzo to avoid the railroad after a near miss joke about distinguishing him from a donkey.
The Baker and the Rise of Industrial Cracker Making
A historical account describes the baker’s craft evolving into industrial production. It details cracker and ginger snap lines, dough handling, shaping, and high speed cutting machines, with ovens, conveyors, and large daily outputs. It notes 32 barges daily, 50 000 snaps per hour, and 8 100 loaves per day including 500 brown loaves.
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Pharoah
Mang Ia
Agea
Indus
Iing
Uber
Hest
daring duck hunting rescue on rising tide
The News Letter praises Charles Dali and Harry Colton of the Olympic Club for a perilous duck shoot near a slough. Harry mired, nearly drowned as tide rose. Charles fetched help six miles away, rope in hand, and saved him as rescue followed. Epissunen Usivensky reports 3,237 students with medicine taking the largest share.
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Charles Dali
Harry Colton
Olympic Club
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Aleo
Charlie
Epissunen Usivensky
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