Washington Letter on Paris Count and Reed Precedent
The Washington Letter reports Count of Paris and party visiting Washington, noting changes since prior decades and plans to stay briefly. Also covered are Secretary of Agriculture Rusk's views, census work progress, proposed Senate changes, and political chatter about New Hampshire and staffing shifts at the Capitol.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Reed
Vystianros
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ihlam
America
Wymond
Yalay
Jerry
Suntary Rusk
Middle West
Secretary of Agrifive
Wisconsin
Mekkinley
Yeass
Tinay
G. L. Converse
Buckeye
McKinley
Congress
Idaho
Wmv
Montana
House
Wiker
Weise
Senate
Peiker
Randall
Carlisle
Mar. Carlisle
Harison
White House
Halford
Lincoln
Hyer Ok
United States
Hayes
Gen. Harbors
Pruden
Mth
Crook
Fighting Machines Transform Future Battle Roles
A shift in warfare foresees battles won by machines and engineers rather than raw manpower. Modern warships become fighting machines with intricate machinery, favoring crews who understand mechanics and design.
Celestial probes and old war hero notes in Nashville papers
The Nashville American reports Alyan Clark advancing a Los Angeles observatory telescope to bring the moon within about 100 miles, aiming to settle if lunar inhabitants exist and whether Mars signals are real. It also highlights William J. Brooks of Sanford, a veteran who endured thirteen wounds across three wars and Civil War dispatch duties with perilous escapes. Annotations predict a mild, brief winter on the Pacific coast.
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Alyan Clark
Los Angeles Observatory
Mars
William J. Brooks
Sanford
Midland County
Mich
Belknap Dead Found Dead in Room Near Office
Washington dated Oct 13 ex Secretary of War W W Belknap was found dead this morning in a room adjoining his office. The coroner summoned. death believed due to paralysis. Belknap born Sept 22 1839 in Newburg NY served as brigadier general and later secretary of war under Grant. He resigned March 7 1876 amid corruption charges after impeachment proceedings. acquitted for lack of jurisdiction.
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Washington
W. W. Belknap
William Worth Belknap
William Goldsmith Belknap
Newburg
N. Y
Princeton
Senkuk
Wrmy
Iowa Volunteers
Shiloh
Corinth
Vicksburg
Sheridan
Atlanta
Senate
Genera
Canada
Bill
Archisoy
Kan
Oklahoma City
Johnny” Kingston
Kingston
Atchison
Oklahoma
Tie
Cleveland
Jennison
Red Legs
Census Office Completes Count in Twenty-Eight States
The census office reports completion of the population count in twenty-eight states and territories with a total estimated population near 63.201 million. Remaining states have been counted but not yet verified, with an expected final total within 240 thousand of the current figure.
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Wasuvneros
Vitality Defies Odds as Justice Miller Lingers
Washington dispatch reports Justice Miller remaining alive yet unconscious amid mounting signs of final decline. Physicians note collapsing respiration and phlegm as watchers, including justices and family, gather at the bedside. strangers call, and daughters travel from Omaha. By Oct 15 at 1 am he is still alive but barely.
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Justice Miller
Washington
Lincoln
Cook
Supreme Court
Touzalin
Corkhill
Omaha
Harrison
Muller
Miller
Point Raised On Tariff Law Validity
Washington October 1 Congressmen Wheeler of Alabama argues the tariff act may be void because tobacco rebate language was omitted before signing. A former Alabama Supreme Court justice noted such omissions can invalidate the bill, while the Treasury solicitor dissents. The legal question awaits court decision as Treasury handles routine duties.
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Wasninctox
Congressmann Wheeler
Alabama
Wheeler
Somerville
New York
Supreme Bench of
Internal Revenue
United States
Treasury Department
Department
Courts Set Busy Oct Term as Spelling Errors Loom
The October term of the United States Supreme Court opens with Justice Miller absent. If he dies before convening, adjournment will honor him. Cases include challenges to New York electrocution law and other state matters, with a Corenn Leza Honored by a Korean American birth in Lexington Ohio.
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Congress
United States Supreme Court
Wasrusaron
Supreme Court
Justice Miller
Nolice
New York
Chicago
Lgton
Oot
Mes
Ye Cha Yun
United States
President Harrison Speaks in Indiana Tour Stop
President Harrison and party left Indianapolis at 6 AM aboard the speed train bound for Washington. He spoke briefly at Anderson and Manitowoc, praising local history, gas-driven prosperity, and factory growth while urging love of the flag and readiness to defend it, thanking assembled residents for their welcome.
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Hoosier State
Asion City
Ind
Speehal
Harrison
Indianapolis
Wasahincton
Pendleton
Anderson
Maneles
Mancle
Ime
WILL NOT WED. Winnie Davis engagement broken off
Benoxi Mississippi October 13. Mrs Varina Davis at Beauvoir confirms the engagement between Miss Winnie and Mr Wilkinson of Syracuse is off. A press inquiry yielded a private statement that there will be no coming wedding. Winnie, in ill health since Europe, will go with her mother to Mexico for several months to regain health.
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New Hampshire
Blair
Wm. B. Chandler
Chandler
N. G. Ordway
Ordway
North Dakota
Rome
Ersenal
J. M Scelly
John C. Welly
Sioux City
Benoxi
Varina Davis
Beauvoir
Winnie
Wilkinson
Syracuse
N. Y
Tam
Miss Winnie
Europe
New York
Mr. Davis
Mexico
Youngest Murderer in West Virginia
In Nicholas county, a 7-year-old boy, son of Albert Henekle, killed his 5-year-old sister with a rifle while parents were away. The weapon was taken from its hook as the girl threatened to tell. The child showed no remorse, had been punished for an earlier fit, and had threatened to kill both parents. The room bore the scars of the tragedy.
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Pankerspurg
W. Va
Albert Henekle
Nicholas County
Ile
Chicago committee aims relic for world fair in Nashville
A Chicago committee visiting Washington county Ky this week considered Henry Reed the log cabin where Abraham Lincoln lived as a boy. The county preserves Lincoln's father's marriage certificate to Nancy Hanks in the county clerk's office. The relic's price is 1900 dollars and will be moved for erection at the world’s fair.
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Nasnyville
Tenn
Danville
Chicago
Washington County
Henry Reed
Abraham Lincoln
Nancy Hanks
Failed for Much Money
Boston report shows the assignee of Gardner Chase & Co detailing a total estate of 857 000 dollars. Liabilities and secured notes amount to 1 829 000 dollars with customer accounts 7 000 and deposits 126 000. Contingent liabilities include notes borrowed pledged with collateral totaling 34 000 dollars and total unsecured liabilities 800 000 dollars.
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Boston
Lt. Gardner, Chase & Co
Crazy patient shoots doctor at Brooklyn insane asylum
James D Dougherty, long noted for his fixation on Mary Anderson, shot and killed Dr George Lloyd assistant superintendent at Flatbush Insane Asylum after escaping earlier with a revolver. He fired twice killing Lloyd and wounding another doctor then fled across the Brooklyn Bridge and was arrested near Oak Street Station.
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George Lloyd
Flatbush Insane Asylum
New Yor Dispatch
George W. Lloyd
Frathish Insane Asylum
Mary Anderson
Dougherty
Wlatbush
Pleming
Asylum
Dr. Lloyd
Thomas J. McGreal
Kidwin W. Ashford
Washington
Brooklyn
Schneider
Dr. Fleming
McGreal
Innatic
Dr. Ashford
Kings County Hospital
Dr. Arnold
Brooklyn Bridge
Po- Heemin
Oak Street
Gahan
Fleming
Hoyt
Roach
Jreming
Europe
Waddell
Louis Spader
Olean
Cattaraugus County
N.Y
Judge Tyner on Interpreting Anti Lottery Law
Judge Tyner of the Department of Justice, a practical Indiana Philadelphia figure, discusses the hardships and ambiguities in applying the anti lottery law. He cites a hypothetical where a Philadelphia local edition advertises a lottery while a mail edition omits it, risking innocent acts becoming offenses. He notes intent matters and questions postmaster and express carrier roles under federal law.
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Nerses
Tyner
Washington
Indiana
United States
Actio
Department of Justice
United States Mail
Duta
Niagara Falls Tunnel Opens With Enthusiastic Ceremonies
The Niagara Power company began work on a tunnel to take water from above the falls for power, a project linked to Thomas Eversted and funded by backers including the Vanderbilts. A formal sod turning by Captain C. B. Gaskill preceded speeches by President Adams and others, with bells and whistles, followed by a banquet.
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N. Y
Niagara Alls
Thomas Eversted
Vanderbilts
Eversted
Niagara Power Company
Cataract Bank
Cataract House
Cataract Construction Company
Cholera Cases Reported in Lunel Arrival from Spain
Paris reporting two imported cholera cases in Lunel area. The patients, recently arrived from Spain, have been isolated and measures implemented to prevent spread. Local authorities monitor further contacts and enforce controls as needed.
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Paris
Lunel
Spain
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