Senate debates and measures in epistolary week
The Senate adopts a resolution directing the Judiciary Committee to report on extraordinary petitions for constitutional rights and seat titles, while rules revisions pass 122 to 83. Porters, Osage land, and Alaska issues surface in floor remarks. House actions include pensions to widows and minors and adjustments to removal of causes.
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Ifo
Warner
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Hortoton
Tornado Strikes Multiple Cities Causing Destruction and Loss
A tornado damaged about 200 homes in Indianapolis and nearby areas, with trees, fences, and outbuildings ruined. Similar destruction hit Toledo and Cleveland, where a brewery and a rolling mill roof were damaged, with casualties. Other reports include minted gold shortages, a dangerous counterfeit note, oleomargarine controversy, and declines in hog production.
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Andi
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Waashi Net
Dispatch of the Sun
New York
Mint
Congress
United States
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Pittsburgh
National Bank Redemption Agency
Washington
National Bank
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Brooklyn
Audi
Rorat B.’ Conant
Boston
Crinoinnatt
State Officials and Temperance Actions in Ohio Newsroom
The report lists state figures including Dean Willan of Cleveland and Judge William Munger of Finlay School, with resolutions urging local option and thanks to Mrs. Hayes for excluding wines from public banquets. It notes J W Mackey buying J C Flood interest in Comstock mines for over 65,000,000 and the death of Western Freight Agent Wirtiast H. Cosmurnés in Buffalo.
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Cleveland
William Munger
Finlay School
James A. Brush
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Pubiic Works
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Springfield
Supreme Court
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Greenvillee
Jay Odell
Mahim Pickerell
Logan County
President Hayes
General” Grant
General Assembly
J. W. Mackey
Comstock
Wirtiast H. Cosmurnés
General Western
New York Central Railroad
Tift
Buffalo
Persian expedition to Herat abandoned amid political fallout
A Telecopy details that the Persian expedition to Herat is abandoned due to political complications. Paris says France seeks war-end negotiations with England and the United States over Chile and Peru. A Londoner Grinski is jailed in Newgate after claims of buying a Parliament committee. General Melikoff shot at in St Petersburg but unharmed.
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Newgate Prison
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Commission of Supreme Control
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Russia
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Wilkesbarre
Pittsburgh
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United States Court For the District of Kentucky
Louisville
Columbus
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Chicago
Auerbach, Finch, Culbertson & Co
St. Paul
Minn
United States Senate
Teller
Congress
Carpenter
Porter
House
Distress in Ireland and election fraud fears surface in London report
A London telegram notes growing distress in Ireland. Reports cite 6000 arrests in St Perkispuna for the Winter Palace blast and discuss political corruption fears in Minnesota and Maine as Congress debates election integrity and a Donnelly challenge.
Forgery a Democratic Weapon in Maine Election Conspiracy
An investigating Maine Legislature committee uncovers fraud in the Villar wreelan plot to defeat representative Andrew R. G. Smith of Lincoln County. Nobleboro ballots printed Andrew R. C. Smith instead of Andrew R. G. Smith, dropping Smith by 163 votes, then Fusion officials allegedly forged further to gain the seat.
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Supreme Court
Maine
Chicago Times
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Lincoln County
Garcelon
Nobleboro
Andrew R. C. Smith
Importing Convicts Sparks Cross-State Controversy
A Greencastle correspondent alleges Kentucky immigrants arriving in Putnam County are recently pardoned convicts sent to Indiana. The piece recalls Governor Blackburn's pardons, warns of inter-state outrage, and urges Indiana authorities to investigate and seek repatriation if true. It also contrasts the arrival with later mentions of colored paupers, stressing work and lack of felon branding.
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United States
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Indiana
Aan
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Jour
Maine Fraud Case Alters Wakefield Vote Count
The Maine inquiry reveals erroneous voting records in Berwick where two hundred fifty eight ballots for George H Wakefield were altered to Guerze A Wakefield. Governor Garcelons papers show the H changed to A during tabulation and the town clerk swears the alteration occurred after the document left him.
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George H. Wakefield
Berwick
George A. Wakefield
Garcelon
Guerze
A.—Wakefield
Chicago Journal
Porter Treachery Questioned by Partisan Board
The ex parte board concluded Porter did not want General Pope to succeed where his aid was needed. The Cincinnati Gazette denounces Porter as treacherous and suggests letting the regular army be abolished if Porter’s standard is adopted.
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Porter
Pope
Fitz John Porter
Cincinnati
County undertaker in Indianapolis under scrutiny over burials
The county undertaker testified before the Voorhees N Exodus Committee that between November 28 and January 18 he buried about thirty refugees. Records show he interred only eight, mostly small children, and he has been burying paupers eight or ten in a grave while charging full county rates.
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Indianapolis
Voorhees N Exodus Committee
Illinois News Roundup of Crimes Disasters and Elections
Illinois items recount a series of harsh events including suicides by listless men near Carrollton, robberies and arrests in Odin, and a fatal freight-train incident at Carlyle. A windstorm at Hoopeston damages property, a large Greene County death by hanging is reported, and a planing mill fire occurs in Chicago. A Republican convention call outlines delegate rules and candidate stakes for 1880.
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My Brothers
Carrollton
Ultratrix
Noor Tad
John “Dent
Odin
Oflcer
Frank T
Ohio & Miesissippi Rain
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Lfe
A.J. Cates
Mason County
Joininville
Stanton
Vletafty
Ppink & Bushel Harvey Wire
United States
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South Atlantic
Goodspeed Not Bloomington
Silas Stotz
McLen County Fair
Lege
Sarwan
Chicago
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Ohfo
Goodwillie Brothers
Republican State Central Committee
Tate
Springfield
Republican Nationa
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Republian
A M. Jovxes
Daniel Bhepaid
Secretay
Johe W Ayan
Springfteld
Richard Rowett
Carlinville
Charles B. Farwell
Babcock
Canton
Robert Jell
Mt Carmel
George T. Williams
Herman Benz
A. Filkins
Chingy
A. J Hkins
Aurora
A M_ Jones
Warren John T. Browning
Moline
Fairchite
Hoopeston
Census Supervisors Allow Women as Enumerators
Instructions to Census Supervisors state that women may be appointed Census Enumerators if the supervisor deems it advisable. The guidance appears to expand field staffing options during the census operation.
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