Tax and crime briefs shake the nation in a busy week
Reports detail a 2.5 million tax debt tied to the New York Central and a stock jobbing case against a banker. Other items note failures in Meridian fire insurance, Hartford bank losses, notable deaths, shipping delays, bridge damage, arrests for burglary, and legal actions in Arizona and Indiana.
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New York Central Railroad Company
Gourn
Palmers Joint Stock Fire Insurance Company
Meridian
N.Y
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of Hartford
Joan O'Manoxer
New York City
GaLtsues
U. S. Treasury
Weil Boune
Bacon Jous F. Chamarady
New York
Colombo
Hul
Hagland
George Cromwell
George Washington
Halifax
St. Joins
N.S
Georg Wash
Treasury Secretary gravely ill amid tax debates and court news
Secretary of the Treasury Hon Lot M Morris lies seriously ill in Washington with typhoid pneumonia while the Ways and Means Committee hears arguments on repealing all federal taxation on circulating deposits and bank capital. Other items note bipartisan appointments, Indian appropriation increases, and shifts in German consular posts from inland to major cities.
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Lot M. Morris
United States Treasury
Washington
Tus House
Ways and Means
Banes
J.D. Hasea
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Bank
Detroit
Eprakers
Luther C Slaweon
United States
Missouri
Treasurys Department
Clacas
St Louis
Cincinnati
Senate
Isaac Clements
Salem
Ill
J. W. Card
Mason Citys
Iowa
Mills
Delevan
Ili
Senate Committee
House
Fort Peck
Tarampin
Atel
Ageut
Sultans and politics shape 19th century upheaval
The notice reports a British cabinet split over eastern policy and the sultan’s push for constitutional reform through the guard vizier. It notes Midhat Pasha’s dismissal tied to reform plots and imperial prerogatives, plus Turkish, Russian, and Balkan pressures. Other items mention a fatal Bolton prison riot, rising smallpox, a Durham strike threat, and regional upheavals in Colombia and Widdin.
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Farl
Beaconfield
Salisbury
Prnax
Rngria
Midbat Pasha
Aldaat
Bolton
Eng
London
Durham
Cleveland
AurrvEn
Panama Star and Herald
Call
Columbia
Cauca
Anya
Pepa
Ratschok
Widdin
Bhums
Irte
Turkey
Servis
Local Accidents Reported Across States and Nations
A string of incidents is noted including a Mt Pleasant Iowa child scalding death from hot soup, a Missouri man shot while testing a gun, and a North Carolina liquor raid on revenue officers. Other items reference a Plymouth Iowa accident, a fatal mill accident, a Canadian arrest, and a Salem Massachusetts incident with subsequent searches.
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F.C. Pitcher
Mt. Pleasant
Towa
Henry
Vprri
BarCom liMeit Diubtleries
North Carolina
Plymouth
Cerro Gordo County
Tax High Sheri
St Windcor
Canada
John T. Cutting
Jhéeage
Minnis
F. Sirtley
Stafley
Stators
Dheer
Debt and congressional actions dominate February reports
February debt totals show a grand total of 2 191 249 511 with cash on hand and special deposits amid ongoing congressional proceedings. The ledger notes legal tenders and fractional currency while lawmakers count electoral votes and debate Pacific Railroad sinking funds and public printing appropriations.
Counting the Electoral Vote First Day in Congress
The joint convention in Washington discusses opening certificates and counting votes for President and Vice President. Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, California and other states are reviewed amid objections to electors and petitions about eligibility and legality of certificates.
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Tuuesday
Kasson
Journal of Yesterday
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Mesers
Cook and Stone
House
Justce Clifford
Electoral Commission
Senate
Washington
Tandall
Houses of Congress
House of Representatives
United States
Alabama
Bassett
Samuel J. Tilden
Thomas A. Hendricka
Arkansas
Tilden
Hendricks
California
Hayes
Wheeler
Colorado
Mayes
Whicler
Connecticut
Delaware
Tile Deo
Hendricky
Dayca
Spears
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Jones
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McDonald
Indiana
Fieid
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Steree
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Young
Frst
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Sareent
Deak
Conover
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Woodburn
Dunnell
Easson
Mercrary
Call
Minton
Cullock
Jong
Mgr
Strong
Abbott
Bayard
Cofford
Field
Hunton
Payne
Thurman
Federick C Humphries
Yeas
Bayar
Bradley
Clifford
Thorman
Edmunds
Frelinghuysen
Garfield
Hoar
Miller
Morton
Frederick C. Humphreys
Ar. Humphreys
United States Shipping Commissioner
Famine in India drives large relief works and high costs
The Calcutta Telegram notes a severe famine in the Deccan with crop failures in Sholapore Kaladee and Dharwar and distress across Khandish Nassick Anmednaggar Poona Satara and Belgaum. Bombay relief works cover 287 000 workers while Madras faces bigger losses and over 4 million pounds in state costs.
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Bombay
Sholapore
Kaladee
Dharwar
Khandish
Nassick
Anmednaggar
Poona
Satara
Belgaum
Madras
Madras Presidency
Mysore
Nizam
Woman Halts Overloaded Coal Cart in Wilmington
Miss Emily Webb stopped a heavily loaded coal cart in the street and secured a warrant for the driver’s arrest for overloading after being treated abusively.
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Henry Berew
Wilmington
Del
Emily Webb
Conversation Heats With Unexpected Gentleman Exchange
A terse dialogue unfolds with a woman questioning a man about his manners. The man insists he is a gentleman, prompting the woman to remark that she has never before experienced such a visitor. The exchange reads like a short, pointed stage moment.
Washed Quilt Chaos Highlights Virginia Lodging House Tale
A Virginia lodging house resident planned a 6843 piece bed quilt for church fairs but chaos followed when neighbors disposed of the ragged stock. Police and mayoral pleas failed to locate the missing pieces until a Chinese washer revealed 6848 quilt parts and 3689 rag edges neatly washed and folded. A man suffered flat iron wounds to the head. doctors warn of possible erysipelas.
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Virginia Chronicle
Bey
John
Harris
Domestic Habits of the Swedes as Observed in Settlements
Description of Swedish frontier housing and daily life. Two or more ground floor rooms with lofts and large hearths for pine logs. Families live in kitchens and guest chambers, with sleeper sofas. Cleanliness varies. guest areas and crockery are in good condition. Homes near clearings grow oats, potatoes, and hay. Harvest occurs six to seven weeks after sowing. two crops possible. Cattle ponies sheep and poultry kept. diet includes dried fish milk flat bread and dried reinflesh. game and wild fowl used seasonally. Coffee is excellent everywhere. berries roasted and ground for cups. plus a humorous note about a Connecticut beau’s Christmas telegram costing 25 cents and a parcel with coal chunks costing 55 cents.
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Popular Science
President Grants Specie Payments Message to Congress
President Grant urges Congress to hasten resumption of specie payments by strengthening gold and coin circulation. He cites trade strength and rising gold reserves, proposes bonds exchangeable for legal tender notes, and calls for limits on paper money to secure a sound currency and relief for the nation. He also favors banking measures to reinforce demand for bonds and repeal of a silver coin restriction.
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President Grant
Congress
Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Boma
United States Treasury
Treasury
S. Gnani
Extraordinary foreign watch impressed New Haven jeweller
Mark Swain describes a remarkable watch by M Maule as almost human in function. It tracks lunar movements, dates, time to second and even fifths, supports two race times, repeats, chimes hourly and quarterly, and could be made to talk. He jokes the device would be a more intelligent citizen than some governors and might be entitled to vote if it has the right sex.
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Woman Battles Hawk to Save Rooster in Pennsylvania
In Ruscomb Manor near Fleetwood, Mrs. Kieffer, age about sixty five, killed a large chickenhawk that clung to a rooster trying to fly off with it. The hawk fought back, tearing her hands, but she strangled the bird. it measured five feet four inches wingspan. Nearby, workers search Hughten Heights in Staten Island for Revolutionary War era buried treasure amid unproductive diggings.
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Samuel Kieffer
Leinbach’s Mill
Ruscomb Manor Township
Fleetwood
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