24 Jan 1885
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Newspaper
Lincoln County Leader
Location
White Oaks, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1885
Page
1
The Lincoln County Leader is published at White Oaks New Mexico and mailed as second class matter. The notice records $7 mail rate and ownership details for the period.
Congress has passed a measure referring French spoilation claims to the Court of Claims for adjustment. The long dispute arose from depredations by France on American shipping before 1800 and a treaty offsetting claims that was never fulfilled by the United States. Descendants of claimants scattered worldwide and some died in poverty while efforts to pass compensation persisted for years.
Telegraph reports the death of Schuyler Colfax of Indiana at an advanced age, detailing his career from New York birth in 1824 through leadership roles, impeachment era clashes, and poverty after retirement. It also covers the 1872 Credit Mobilier fallout, the Paris murder case of a defamer, tobacco product values by state, and various political and public notices with brief bios and local items.
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