Senate caucus reshuffles committees in early session
Republican Senators finalize committee assignments to balance powers. Changes place Conger as Post Offices and Post Roads chair, Pike on Claims, Sewell atop Military Affairs, Byrants on Judiciary and Foreign Relations, Tolleria mats as Mines chair and Public Lands member. Other shifts aim to equalize workload across committees.
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Sewell
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Wasit Nerox
Department of Agriculture
Middle States
Axam
Minots
Missouri
Atlantic
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Prayer Day Declared for Grant by Chicago Methodists
Chicago ministers voted unanimously to set Sunday March 16 as a day of special prayer for General Grant's welfare and honors. The resolutions urged all churches to join, and an engrossed copy was sent to Grant's family with signatories including Rev. Bristol and other local clergy.
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Yesterdny
Frank M. Bristol
Trinity Methodsst Church
Forasnich
Grant
Clergsine
Lake
Sitchcock
Uattald
John Williamson
Rm, Boring
N. H. Axted
F. M. Bristol
Deal on Trade Dollars Sparks Wall Street Activity
The article reports traders in trade dollars after Congress failed to cap their par value. About 35 million dollars in circulation with 14 million held by American bankers and capitalists, 23 million circulating in China. Brokers sell at eighty-five and ship via Liverpool, with minimal profit. Also notes a six day roller skating race in New York, the winner Donavan with 1093 miles, and Governor Lowry appointing General E C Walworth to U S Senator. A forecast storm by meteorologist Wiggins closes the piece.
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Schock
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Allen
Calhoun
Mayer
Ward
Turbulent News From Khartoum and Afghan Fronts
March dispatches report increased guard around El Mehdi after a reported plot. Khartoum's leader allegedly beheaded two lieutenants and twelve men amid suspicions of a conspiracy. Other items note British naval actions, religious services for General Gordon, Sikh regiment skirmishes, and Russian moves toward Afghanistan with prompts for wider war.
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Des Moines River gorge flood and town inundation report
Reports from March describe a lee gorge breaking at the Des Moines River mouth, sending floodwaters through the Mississippi basin and inundating several districts. Residents endure rising water, property damage, and evacuation efforts across Cannonton, Waverly, and surrounding counties, with cattle losses and stranded farms. In Nellia Horans murder case in Wisconsin, the jury acquits the accused after a short trial.
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Amlogie
Alexandria
Cannonton
Hs Loa
Kfisgouri
John Austin
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W. Heston
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Beata
Wabash Strike Expands Across Regions Amidst Unrest
The vast railroad strike grows as thousands of Wabash system workers quit, with cities like Sevalla and Palestine deploying guards. Governor Marmaduke orders militia and trains halt, while Cleveland and Denison report violent threats and suspicions of widespread disruption to shipments.
Minor News Items Roll In From Across The Nation
A heap of brief notices from March and early April recounts varied events. General Foote arrives in San Francisco from Corea while tensions simmer over wage cuts in England. The Oliver Plow Works plans a raminti in South Bows, and several companies face financial trouble including M C Rockwell Co of Union New Jersey and Sippo Valley Grant Co of Mansfield Ohio. A Philadelphia author dies aged seventy six. A fire destroys Opers House block in Albany Missouri with heavy losses. Pittsburgh iron mills hint at improved trade as operations resume. one man killed by an electric shock in Cincinnati. The Dakota Legislature passes women’s suits bills. a fire at Sunnyside Knitting Mill in Troy New York and dormitory damage at Iowa college. A forest of short notes mentions bank failures, robberies, suicides, and a looming harvest outlook across California. The Sacramento Valley enjoys good yields amid drought in the San Joaquin Valley. Lake Ontario freezes seventy miles out. A Cincinnati broom factory collapse buries three, one fatally. Police arrest Robert Carver in Missouri for embezzlement of large sums.
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