New Indiana and the Choctaw Nation in Congress
A satirical column imagines New Indiana as a state name for a Choctaw admission and mocks the possible cultural clashes in Congress. It playfully predicts fashion, ceremony, debate style, and social reactions, riffing on names like Choctavia and Aboriginia while lampooning political rhetoric and the era’s attitudes.
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Indiana
Wright
States of the Union
Congress
Commonwealth
Hoosieria
Egypt
Supreme Court Rules Gold Contracts Valid in Bronson v Rodes
The Court held that gold and silver remain legal tender alongside paper money, and contracts payable in gold or silver are valid and enforceable. The decision rests on the non repeal of acts making gold and silver legal money, with the constitutional validity of the legal tender act not in question.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Chase
Bronson
Rodes
Court of Appeals
State of
New York
National Intelligencer
Letter on Carbolic Acid Dilution Sparks Medical Debate
A London letter by Mr. PR Lee Nove Foster advised diluting carbolic acid for children with gearlet fever. The Bagheri press widely picked up the counsel, and many viewed it as valuable. Two physicians later published work showing Foster’s dose could prove fatal to a calf and harmful to an adult.
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PR. Lee Nove Foster
London Dimes
Bagheri Press
Foster
Hendricks Philadelphia Oration Praised By Indiana Mirror
The Cincinnati Enquirer reprints from the Indianapolis Mirror a lengthy Philadelphia Democratic Association address by Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks dated February 22. The report lauds his speech as conservative, statesmanlike, and credible, arguing it honors the Father of his Country and reflects well on Hendricks. The Mirror notes its independent Republican alignment but calls Hendricks the most trusted figure in Indiana.
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Senate
Indiana
Hendricks
Indianapols
Thomas A. Hendricks
Noted French Naturalist Denounces Negro Equality
M DuChailly argues four human types with the Negro as a lower form he predicts will disappear under the influence of superior races. He contends inferior peoples cannot be permanently elevated and rejects admixture as degrading the race. Cin Huquirer notes his views on racial hierarchy and progress.
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M. DuChailly
Africa
America
Valley of the
Ohio
Cin. Huquirer
Death of a Distinguished Free Mason
The Rev. Charles H. Platt rector of Christ Episcopal Church and chaplain of several New York Free Mason bodies died at his residence this morning. Port Said described as a busy canal terminus with broad streets, water access, and limited vegetation amid salt surroundings. Ontario paid 9980 for wolf destruction last year.
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Charles H. Platt
Christ Episcopal Church
Grand Lodge of Free Masons
New York
Royal Arch Masons of
New York Tribune
Port Said
Mediterranean Sea
Suez Canal
Ontario
Senate and House Bills Considered In State Legislature
The Senate met at 10 o'clock and passed numerous bills including No. 255 to save pending suits, No. 217 for county officer salaries, No. 64 authorizing land for cemeteries, No. 54 for parks, No. 223 allocating 15000 dollars for the State building, No. 239 on railroad board classifications, No. 211 fixing court times, No. 60 for forfeited recognizances, No. 181 on savings banks, No. 238 amending Practice Act, and No. 150 codifying laws. adjourned later. The House passed bills on township elections, a joint resolution for land warrants to Union soldiers, a Geological Bureau with 5000 dollars, and amendments to Justices of the Peace, Constables, and common schools acts. the afternoon debated General Appropriation bill No. 110 and other measures.
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Senate
Washington
Tennesseee
Eighth Judicial Circuit
House
State Board of Agriculture
Osborn
Retirement of Speaker Colix by the House
From Washington March 3 the private reception room opened to a large crowd as President greeted visitors. The House unanimously adopted a resolution praising Son Schuyler Colixx for his tenure as Speaker and predicting his continued public service in a higher field. A Ohio circleville swindle involved a woman spilling coffee from a bottomless crock into her apron. A Missouri patent caterpillar exterminator is announced.
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Schuyler Colixx
House
Circleville
Ohio
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