Tariff revisions and Cabinet rumors dominate Washington notes
Washington dispatches report sub committees on Ways and Means drafting a tariff bill to be sent after recess with many duties to be cut or eliminated and revenue articles shifted. Cabinet changes rumors persist with Evarts declining to discuss them as Diaz recognition questions surface amid Mexican affairs and reforms to House rules loom.
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THE FRENCH ROYALIST PLOT AND GARRISON SHIFTS
A French dispatch reports President MacMahon urging restraint while Dufaure cautions against prosecutions of prefects. General Brosolles is retired for insubordination and La Gardere resigns amid war ministry tensions. A potential coup and military maneuvers prompt caution from the government and calls for order.
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England Mediating Over Russo Turkish War
The British government consents to approach Russia with Turkey to seek peace while the Czar resists indirect talks and mobilizes 250000 troops. Snow halts operations at Küstakh. Bulgaria campaign suffers heavy winter strain with Danube bridges at risk. Reports from London and St Petersburg note England’s mediation stance and Russia’s growing forces toward the Baltic.
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Cabinet Sees Mexican Affairs And Nez Perces Inquiries
Special Agent Henderson reports on Cabinet talks about Mexican affairs with no decisive outcome. Nez Perces concerns about returning from Canada receive attention as the Army payroll nears thirty million in currency and treasury disbursements top five million in the past eight weeks. A House sub committee listens to Delegate Corlett opposing Lincoln Territory creation while Black Hills governance debates continue. President orders Sioux City Land Office archives moved to Des Moines. Consolidation seeks to address public land disposal claims from towns with 2000 people flagged for action.
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Achite
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Lincoln
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Silver movement alarms bankers and banks refuse loans on gold basis
The article reports a wave of financial caution as the silver agitation unsettles capital. Banks and trust companies refuse or condition loans on gold payments, warn silver supporters, and note government bond sales to avoid silver risk. W. J. Shattuck’s British and American Mortgage Company enforces gold payments. United States Trust rejects a Chicago loan. other banks convert sterling to gold or deny currency facilities. Bankers, led by George F. Baker and Francis C. French, argue a gold standard is essential for national and international commerce and warn of market turmoil if silver advances.
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W. J. ‘Shattuck
London
America
England
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Congress
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Chicago
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National Bank of Common
Heclares
Gen- Homan
Holfens
New-York
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First National Bank
Boston
Silver bill prompts gold basis loan stance across New York banks
President Coe and leaders of major firms including John A. Stewart and Louis Fitzgerald call for concerted action on a gold standard in lending. Warnings arise that passage of the silver bill could force repayment in silver and destabilize assets, with executives seeking rapid measures to preserve sound money and prudent banking practices.
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Union Paetie Railread
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Rvis
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Loval
New-York
Wade
Dero
Dee
Lemuel
John Wenn
Kebimomd
United States Senator race stirs Ohio campaign scene
Reports from Cincinnati and Hamilton indicate skirmishing over the U S Senate seat. General Gerral Vin g is headquartered at the United States Hotel with Morgen closer watch. Support factions favor Judge Kenney in the northern district as political maneuvering shapes candidate strength.
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Une
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M Payne
Morgan
Ewing
Pendieton
Cinciinath
Kyome
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Reinsuring Crisis at Columbia Life Insurance Firm
Chicago dispatch reports Alexander, receiver of the Columbia Life Insurance Company, filing a petition in the Fourth Circuit Court alleging the Life Association of America seized control by buying Columbia stock and replacing directors. About 200 policyholders were examined, some dismissed, and assets redirected to the Life Association in a move tied to expected regulatory action. The suit seeks reversal of asset transfers totaling over 75,000 dollars and return to the Columbia receiver.
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St. Louis
Dee
EB. Alexander
Columbia Life Insurance Company
Cuuet
Life Association of America
Columbia Ite Insurance Company
Columbia
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Tifo Association
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dieveloFa
Life Association
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Columbus
Coal Mine Explosion Near Witkesvarre At Dawn
A shaft explosion at Stanton shaft near Witkenbarre at 1 o clock in the morning injures seven workers who were in the mine at the time. The men were knocked to the ground but escaped with minor injuries. The blast shattered the area around the explosion and damaged the mine lamps.
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Recora Children Burned to Death in Crash Fire
Carrollton Missouri December reports a deadly blaze on Christmas Day destroying a dairy and several barns causing about 50000 in losses. Insurance carriers including the Springstead and Germania list losses to multiple firms across Illinois and Missouri. A hotel fire in New York on December 25 trapped guests on the upper floors while a house in Dutchess County suffered total destruction with extensive damage.
Open Winter Drought Halts Trade Across Midwest Cities
Reports from Iowa Wisconsin and Minnesota describe widespread mud and flooding hindering roads and streets. Commerce stalls as farmers avoid town travel and markets pause. water navigation along Upper Asiatic lake routes is disrupted by vessel stripping and ice conditions.
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Bank Suspends Real Estate Savings Trustee and Newport Firm
Stockholders of the Real Estate Savings Bank meet to suspend the bank. Assets include bills receivable secured on real estate and mortgage notes. Liabilities to depositors with interest total about 68,000 dollars. Directors include prominent citizens. Newport Manufacturing Company faces rejection of a 8 cent on the dollar offer from Providence Bank amid fear of voluntary bank failures.
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