Appointments by Cleveland appoints Goode and Merrick to high offices
The article notes John Goode of Virginia named solicitor general and William Merrick of Maryland named associate justice of the supreme court for the District of Columbia. It covers Goode’s Virginia and national service and Merrick family legal prominence and career, including his stance on the salary grab act. It also mentions possible resignations of Judge Axtell in New Mexico and Mississippi revenue head James Hill to be replaced by E O Sikes.
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United Sates
Supreme Court
John Goode
Virginia
United States
Confederate Congress
Wm. Merrick
Maryland
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Wm. D. Merrick
Richard T. Merrick
Washington
George C
Prince George
Aryland
Tle
Pierce
Efrenit Court
Merrick
Congress
Credit Mobilier
Cheries County
Axtell
Supreme Court of New Mexico
Attorney-Genera
Internal Revenue Collector
Mississippi
James Hill
E. O. Sikes
Aberdeen
Miss
Torn by a Tornado in Missouri Blows Train and Buildings
Disastrous storm passage from Pleasant Hill to Greenwood wrecks a Missouri Pacific freight train. Eight cars stay on rails while ten and the caboose overturn, causing injuries to conductor Christopher Koeger and crew. Cattle, hogs, gravel, and merchandise are scattered. schools and churches lose structures in Plum Grove and nearby districts. Lee's Summit reports wind damage and heavy rain.
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Pleasant Hit
Pleasant Hill
Greenwood
Missouri Pacific Railway
Harrisonvile
Texas
Missouri Pacific Road
Christopher Koeger
J. H. Tuckman
Dunlap
Kan
John Duncan
Jack McCarty
W. Vaught
Koeger
Plum Grove
Strasburg
Kingsville
Lee's
The Count of the Cash in Treasury Funds
Washington report quotes ex Treasurer Wyman stating about 200 million in cash and 400 million in bonds and trust funds remain in treasury vaults. He reads letters seeking money tied to unclaimed funds and asks for completion of a count before Omaha report.
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Wyman
Washington
Omaha Herald
Treasury
Omaha
Indiana
California
Eleven Men Perished In Colorado Snow Slide
A snowslide at Homestake mine on Homestake mountain near Tennessee Pass Colorado reportedly buried eleven miners. Frank Sanderson found the cabins and all signs of life gone, with rescuers heading to the scene. The missing include Martin Borden and his brother from Nova Scotia Norace W. and his brother from Iowa John Lock and John Barns from England and others.
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Tennessee Pass
Colorado
Frank Sanderson
Sanderson
Leadville
Homestake
Homestake Mountain
Earle River
Martin Borden
8Yer
Nova Scotia
Norace W
Josef
Iowa
John Lock
John Barns
England
Chas. N
Chris Harvey
Ladville Caan
Red Cliff
John B
Pleuro Pneumonia Embargo Aims to Save Missouri Cattle
The U S Bureau of Animal Industry orders embargo on cattle from Calloway County Missouri after Pleuro Pneumonia spreads prompting railroads to halt shipments. Officials seek legal authority to destroy exposed cattle and stop the contagion with government funds. Public replies from Colman and Hunter outline ongoing legal opinions and urgencies.
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Missouri
H. M. Taylor
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
St. Louis
Washington
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Chicago and Alton
Calloway County
Col. Hunter
National Cattle and Horse Growers’ Association of the
United States
N. J. Colman
Ita
Bureau of Animal Industry
Hunter
Ol. R. D. Hunter
Comptroller of the Treasury
Norman J. Couman
Commissioner of Agriculture
The May Century War Series Highlights Grant and Seven Pines
The May Century expands to sixteen extra pages focusing on Civil War topics. General Badeau analyzes Grant's military career from Mexican War service to Appomattox, while McClellan recounts the Peninsular Campaign and Lincoln relations. Johnston, Imboden, and Smith contribute on Manassas and Seven Pines with illustrations and maps.
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Adam Badeau
General Grant
Grant
General McClellan
McClellan
Stanton
Lincoln
Joseph E. Johnston
Manasses
Seven Pines
Jefferson Davis
Virginia
Johnson
Bull Run
John D. Imboden
Battle of
Manassas
Gustavus W. Smith
Imboden
Stonewall Jackson
Washington
Johnston
Lee
Sumner
Fair Oaks Station
Curious Anecdotes From Senators and Cities
Senator Burnswe jokes about his colleague Senator Anthony over dinner with ham on the bill. A Vienna storm lightning strikes a stubborn watch that then keeps perfect time. Paris daily papers rise from seventeen in 1867 to sixty one in 1880, with seventeen sold at one sou matching the 1867 tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnswe
Senator Anthony
Mr. Anthony
Vienna
Paris
Reminiscence on Early US Government Figures
A Providence journal reminiscence marks fifty two years since foundational U S leaders and recalls John Marshall John Adams John Quincy Adams Daniel Webster Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson. It reflects on their roles as forebears of jurisprudence representation and executive power in the nation’s early constitutional era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John Marshall
Supreme Court
John Quincy Adams
Congress
John Hampden
John Adams
Hamilton
Jefferson
Madison
Daniel Webster
Hayne
Demosthenes
Chatham
John C. Calhoun
Webster
Henry Clay
Calhoun
Senate
Andrew Jackson
Bank of the United States
Washington
Providence Ournal
St Patrick's Day in Ireland Brims With Parades and Protests
The St Patrick's Day celebration across Ireland featured nationalist bands in Dublin and protests echoed in the provinces. In Westmeath Dr Nulty's supporters pressured a rent-warner to resign, while in Askeaton a house was set on fire following revolver shots. Derry displayed Gladstone on triumphal arches with celebratory explosions marking the day.
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Ireland
Dublin
Westmeath
Nulty
Rent-Warner
Ballymahon
Munster
Askeaton
County Limerick
Ulster
Gladstone
Derry
St. James's Gazelle
Jay Gould Did Not Visit Kingston Jamaica
Jay Gould arrived by pleasure yacht and left port last Monday amid little public interest. A dinner was planned at Gaza with high expectations, but Gould never showed, leaving Jamaica’s Kingston gossip and the host with a costly but empty table for a landmark social miss.
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Jay Gould
Stock-Exchange
Salaams
Jay
Gaza
Mumm
Jamaica
Kingston
Copra from Polynesian Islands Grows in U S Trade
The Polynesian Islands send copra to the United States as a major import. Copra is dried coconut meat used for candles pomades coconut oil and a volatile oil for perfumery. The importation of copra into the United States is rising annually.
Passing Events From Far and Near
Vacaville reports a seventy five pound beer. A skillet of old Spanish coins was dug near Harvard College. A clay bed in Greene county Alabama is said to have medicinal value. Dressmakers’ rooms are styled ateliers with high fashion. Arizona trees and eucalyptus plantations grow rapidly for fuel. A buried Mesilla graveyard resurfaces after sands shift. Rhode Island voting rules tied to property ownership. A Bath boarding mistress reduces board to curb rats. Franklin Institute to host fall exhibition of inventions. The Rhode Island governor elected with bells tolling. A Methodist wedding with improvised hymn. Southern cotton mills face decline due to early boom. A South Carolina doctor’s liniment misused causing throat pain. Four obesity cures listed with different diets and methods. Georgia drummer Paul Howes sues rail for ride rights. $1,000 settlement. Very old trees noted. cypress of Tule in Oaxaca cited as ancient monarch.
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Vacaville
Cal
Harvard College
Cambridge
Greene County
Alabama
Tucson
Arizona
Georgia
Calvin
Clarke County
Williamsburgh
N. Y
Jupiter
Los Angeles
Mesilla
New Mexico
Maine
Bath
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
Rhode Island
State House
Newport
Union
Zion's Herald
New Orleans Picayune
Abbeville County
South Carolina
Munich
Paul Howes
Howard
Road
Africa
Mexico
Santa Maria del Tule
Oaxaca
Humboldt
Riel rebellion expands as Canadian government arms for clash
Louis Bell reports the Northwest unrest led by Louis Riel who commands over 1,500 fighters and six cannons. He outlines grievances of half-breeds and Indians over Manitoba land claims and 240 acre allotments, and notes the broader political backdrop including potential ties to Irish revolutionists and impending war rumors.
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Northwest
Riel
Canada
Manitoba
Hudson's Bay Company
Ottawa
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Hudson’s Bay Company
United States
Lord Wolseley
House of Commons
Montreal
United Kingdom
Russia
Veteran Zimmer’s Fall From Grace After Late Night March
John George Zimmer a German-born upholsterer and musician, drunk and singing the Marseillaise in a snow storm on Mesen street last night was arrested for disorderly conduct. Fined $10 by Recorder Lawn he could not pay and was sent to jail for three months. strangers later paid the fine and sent him to Brooklyn to his sons. Zimmer arrived in 1845, served in the Mexican War with the 1st New York volunteers.
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Zachary Taylor
Chepultepec
Buena Vista
Cerro Gordo
Monterey
United States
Niagara
Japan
Perry
Yokohama
Yeddo
America
Union
New York
Spinola
Fredericksburg
Burnside
Army of the Potomac
17Th Infantry
United States Army
Fort Bliss
16Th Infantry
Jackson
Miss
Bath
Steuben County
N. Y
Hampton
Recorder Lawn
Zimmer
Brooklyn
Poughkeepsie
Mesen Street
John George Zimmer
Germany
1St
New York Volunteers
Matagorda City
Tex
Polar Cheek Proves Persuasive Shopper in Store
A stylish young woman entered a dry goods shop and asked the manager to wrap her rubbers. She persuaded him to ink and mend them with confident, polite manners, leaving staff amused by her “superlatively polar cheeks.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upton Dry Goods
Chicago Ledger
Monster Renwick Williams Convicted at Old Bailey
The article recalls Renwick Williams known as the Monster, an artificial flower maker in Soho, imprisoned for a series of motive unclear outrages on women. He followed victims and stabbed through their dresses with small blades, presenting a morbid propensity to inflict pain. It notes parallels to a separate Northampton stabbing spree reported by St James's Gazette.
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Renwick Williams
Soho
Old Bailey
Bradlaugh
Labouchere
Northampton
St James's Gazette
It Made a Good Car Spring
A dealer greets Mr Blank and offers a Sunday turkey. Mr Blank declines. The dialogue reveals the turkey was sold to the superintendent of the Fast Line Railroad Company for a car spring.
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Piladelphia Evening Call
Old Point Comfort Popular Winter Resort Draws 1400 Visitors
Old Point Comfort enjoys peak popularity as a winter and early spring resort with more than fourteen hundred visitors. The article notes heavy tourist traffic and the area’s appeal during the season.
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Old Point Comfort
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Blair
Colorado Avalanche
Chicago
Louis
HoGgs
Kansas City
Louis Bell
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