French Assembly Battles Over Niévre Inquiry Report
The Assembly heard M Savary read a committee report on the Niévre election amid protests from Bonapartists and Legitimists. The report urged the Minister of Justice to hand over documents, citing a secretive “committee of Appeal to the People” as evidence of a shadow government. Buffet was re elected president with broad support as discussions focused on forming a new ministry and appointing a successor if Buffet joins the cabinet.
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M. Buffet
M. Martel
M. Savary
Niévre
Justice
Olice
Committee of Appeal
Marshal Mac-Mahon
Oficier
Oficier Says, Have the Support of Thei
Monaya
Comte Benoist
d'Agy
Bordeaux
M. Ricard
Duc d‘Audiffret-Pasquier
Foreign Miscellany of Parliaments and Conflicts
The Italian Senate approves death penalty clause 73 to 36. Colorado and New Mexico become states by Senate passage. Pennsylvania floods displace over 15 000 workers. The Bombay Gazette notes a Nana Sahib impersonator dies at Gwalior after return to Scindia. Sheridan reports 2 141 killed and 2 15 wounded in Louisiana since 1866 for political views. Jena University tightens duel rules. two youths die in duels before Christmas. Several Polish Greek Catholics join Orthodoxy in seven more villages. Hepworth Dixon returns from U S tour and is invited to Philadelphia with Grant. he visits Washington, praised on both sides. Bismarck’s spring villeggiatura advances. no special adlatus. business by Buelow and Radowitz. Hungary forms a new cabinet. Wenkheim president. Szell finance minister. Prezel justice minister. Croatian minister remains with others. Left sees Tiza interior, Simonyi commerce, Pechy public works. U S labor market notes from American Iron and Steel Association cite at least a million workers affected.
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Colorado
New Mexico
Senate
Pennsylvania
Bombay Gazette
Nana Sahib
Gwalior
Scindia
Sheridan
Congressional Investigating Committee
Louisiana
Jena University
Poland
Hepworth Dixon
America
Washington
Dixon
General Grant
Philadelphia
Prince Bismarck
Varzin
Count Buelow
Herr Radowitz
St. Petersburg
Baron Wenkheim
Herr Szell
Herr Prezel
M. Tiza
M. Simonyi
M. Pechy
United States
Lasour Market
American Iron and Steel Association
Women Leave Work As Iron Trade Hits Job Shortage
The piece notes working women in the United States face unemployment due to a lack of available work, with about a quarter of the affected group employed in iron and coal mining and related mechanical labor tied to the iron trade. It references social concerns about famine reports in India and U S political measures on civil rights and elections, plus commentary on Libera government formation and Gold Coast slave relations.
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United States
Hinpoo
Poona
Bombay Gazette
Calcutta
Senate
House of Representatives
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
M. Barret
Echo
Gap
Lord Carnarvon
Gold Coast
Strahan
Carnarvon
Education Act London School Board Affects Pupil Teachers
The London School Board meeting approved a 15 000 loan to complete a 35 000 balance for school buildings and land. It was decided no pupil teacher would be hired without a six month probation, and Biblical studies were to cover Old and New Testaments with withdrawal rights for pupils. Also, a Parochial Board noted Rev Dr Marshall paid his 1874 75 school rate under protest over religious education funding.
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London ScHool Board
Charles Reed
Canon Barry
Marshall
Coupar Angus
Scotland to fund public schools via parish boards
In the House of Commons Viscount Sandon reported that by Feb 20 Scotland had 295 school boards with borrowed 883000 pounds and 95000 pounds in applications under consideration. Boards sought 2 million pounds for new public schools, but anticipated tax rates would depend on local boards.
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Illiam Marshall
Scotiand
House of Commons
Viscount Sandon
Dalrymple
Scotland
Lambeth Baths meetings close thirteenth temperance series
The Lambeth Baths conducted the season’s final temperance events with about 600 attendees at tea and a 2000-person public meeting in Westminster Bridge Road presided by Earl of Shaftesbury. Speakers praised voluntary effort, housing plans, and workingmen’s wholesome recreation, with 950 pledging total abstinence this season and costs noted as about 10 shillings weekly plus rent.
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Westminster Bridge Road
Earl of Shaftesbury
G. M. Murphy
J. A. Lawrence
S. Morley
Borough Road
Messrs. Hunter and
Ellis
J. Oxsey
Permissive Prohibitory Bill urged by United Kingdom Alliance
The Annual General Council meeting in Manchester endorses a national petition to urge the House of Commons to pass Sir Wilfrid Lawson’s Permissive Prohibitory Liquor Bill. The aim is to regulate liquor traffic for sobriety and public well being. The Times plans a rival train service to speed early parcels, prompting penny papers to coordinate to counter Times influence.
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General Council of the
United Kingdom Alliance
Manchester
House of Commons
Wilfrid Lawson
Newspark Enterpriss
Times
London
Northwestern
Metropolis
Great Northern
Standard
Daily News
Daily Telegraph
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