Dakota and South Dakota bill advances at hearing
A Sioux City session discussed a bill creating f cistums colleges in Dakota and South Dakota. Representatives, including Pietier, backed the measure as Senator Mooney secured a yea. Looser topics included county posts, a new post office in Wolter county, and a plan to open Mead County bank.
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Ghieberlaniyst
Moony
Dakota
South Dakota
Eta
Iit
Tla
Nort
Utah election feud fraught with court bid to count precinct votes
In a contested city council race, Utah voters face a challenge over whether precinct votes in the Third and Fourth districts count toward council seats. A court hearing was set to compel the Utah commission to issue ballots to candidates from those precincts. If the precinct votes count, the Mormon group could hold six of fifteen seats.
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Burellrs
Wisne
Utah Commission
Wridhy
Utah
Union National Bank
Gens McClernand
Garfield's Body Kept Hidden Weeks After Grave Robbery
A Cleveland monument site is prepared for a dedication to Abraham Lincoln as reports reveal the late president's remains were secretly moved from Lake View cemetery to a hidden vault. Guards and troops protected the tomb for five years until orders ended the vigil, while detectives warned of Chicago ghoul plots. The body was then moved to a concealed nook at Lake View, obscuring the original resting place while mourners visited the temporary grave.
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Cyirucld
Lake View
Lake View Cemetery
Stewart
Lincoln
United States
Aloatn
Endicott
Chicago
Vanits
Eld
Aarth
Petropolis property sale and political turmoil in Brazil
Fragmented report cites a syndicate forming to buy Dom Pedro’s Petropolis estate at low figures to turn it into a casino. It notes a provisional government, a Brazilian minister’s return from Peru, and mentions executions in Philadelphia and racing shoots, with scattered details on figures and assets.
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Theh Rio
Dom Vedros
Sumo
Jis
Souluou
Thor
Pe Fe Sreéantara
Republic
Pies
Petropolis
Dom Pedro
Jonin
Trussian
Brazil
Peru
NioJaniero
Zhan
Repais
Burg
St. Peters
Convicts to Work on Southern Cotton and Corn Crop
Superintendent H. Dawson reports a contract with Thomas Williams to use 1000 acres for cotton and corn. Convicts will be employed, with Williams providing land, tools, carts, and the gin, plus seed meal and fertilizer, aiming to produce a large commercial crop and share the yield with the state.
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Ty. H. Dawson
Dawson
Thomas Williams
Uis
Mol Dawsonays
Fartus
Inter
North Carolina Negro Exodus Suppressed by Vigilant Agents
A report from North Carolina details a seasonal exodus of enslaved African Americans to Louisville and other destinations halted by warnings and arrests of passer agents. It notes threats of severe punishment or death for agents who return and mentions a note urging labor interference.
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Duartiingham
Ala
Lowisviet
TL. Williams
Williams
Boy With Peculiar Fits Flees Home Near Rocky Ford
Harry Selleck, son of Prof. A. M. Selleck, aged 14 of Rocky Ford Colorado, has unusual fits and often leaves home. He has crossed eight miles on foot and reportedly traveled 72 miles in 18 hours, aided by his speed and evading pursuers. He is described as tall with dark eyes and hair, wearing dark pants, checkered shirt, boots, coat, cap and tie.
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A. M. Selleck
Harry
Rocky Ford
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Ree
Woman sues city officials over street injunction
Mrs Clarissa Parley files suit in Vincennes Indiana alleging injury and false imprisonment after city officials including the mayor city attorney and street commissioner ignored an injunction to stop erosion of a street by her property. She previously won damages from sewer overflows and now seeks redress while officials seek substantial damages against her.
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Susquehanna County
Philander Brown
Lathrop Township
Esquire Courtright
Montrose
Paul Hill
Lathrop
Hill
Brown
Jesus Christ
Grown
A.W. McCollum
Attoreney
Orlando Watrous
Est Courtright
Mr. McCollum
Justice McCollum
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Unul
Vincennes
Ind
Clarissa Dd. Panley
Murphy
Goodian
Ohio and Missisipp West
Parley
Pihtey
Divorice Decree Shocks Wayne Township Court
In an Indianapolis area divorce case, Judge Calvert dissolved the marriage after the wife admitted guilt and the husband urged mercy. The courtroom heard emotional testimony as the child asked to live with the mother, and the judge granted custody and a decree of dissolution.
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Wayne Township
Indianapolis
Ind
W. M. Calvert
Jis
Nike
Indictment and Wedding Fanfare Shock St Louis Parishioners
A reported indictment of a St Louis Catholic society arises amid a lavish wedding at St Alphonsus Church. Guests faced warnings and disruption as clergy urged decorum while attendees crowded, joked, and misused sacred space.
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Privet
St. Alphonsus
Catholic Chine
James Tions
Hint Leas
Pioence M. Mant
Pather Brown
House of God
Endy
Belligerent female duelist ends in quit and clash
Miss Louisa Wiard and Miss A Mel of New York clash in a private hotel room duel using fencing foils. A bloodless fight with slashes and sharp exchanges ends when Miss Emelhard refuses to continue. Miss Bell is declared victor after a tense, ten minute standoff. The scene includes seconds, a referee, and several injuries. The tale shifts to a Senate inquiry on interstate commerce and a divorce rumor involving Mrs Burke Roche. Multiple political notes include elections in France and Brazil and a shooting in Missouri.
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A. Mel
New
Pittsburg
Louisa
Uiinneer
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Miss Well
Miss Hilliand
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Burke Roche
New York
Lord Vermoy
Noche
England
Roche
America
Madison
Wilm Rochetton
Del
Wilmington
Young Lovers Elope Amid Courtship and Pursuit in Wyoming
A cowboy and a handsome 18 year old named Sarah Wiggins eloped from La Pretie Wyoming to Douglas Mississippi, pursued by her disapproving parents who followed by buggy. The couple sought a license just before the parents arrived, and the elders eventually brought the pair back home, ending the attempt.
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Ren Sarah Wiggins
la Pretie
Wyo
Douglas
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Doulas
Inevi
Donelas
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