Senate and House actions during the first week of June
Transactions include Senate and House moves on railroad telegraph authorization, post routes and subsidized Brazilian mail, tariff debates, and the Mexican Award bill. A tied vote on free mail for officials occurred, and a select committee was formed to probe Louisiana election frauds of 1876. Adjournments followed each chamber’s main sessions.
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House
Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
Hamlin
United States
Congress
House of Representatives
Yeas
Allison
Anthony
Blaine
Burnside
Butler
Conkling
Conover
Dorsey
Edmunds
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Hill
Hoar
Howe
Ingalls
Jones
Kellogg
Kirkwood
Lamar
McDonald
Mitchell
Matthews
Paddock
Patterson
Saunders
Spencer
Teller
Windom
Withers
Armstrong
Bailey
Barnum
Bayard
Beck
Booth
Cameron
Wis
Cockrell
Coke
Eaton
Eustis
Ferry
Hereford
Johnston
Kernan
McCreery
McMillan
McPherson
Maxey
Merriman
Morrill
Oglesby
Plumb
Randolph
Ransom
Sargent
Saulsbury
Voorhees
Wallace
Mexico
Burchard
Garfield
Stanley Matthews
Louisiana
Ohio
James E. Anderson
Anderson
Conference Committee
Indian Bureau
Interior
War Department
Internal Revenue Laws
Army
Committee On Appropriations
Big Horn
President vows to stay in office if removal attempt succeeds
The President, per a Washington telegram, says it would be his duty to resist any effort to oust him and to hold in status quo until a legally elected successor takes office. The report includes debt figures and treasury cash, with various congressional and diplomatic notes.
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Washington
the 2d
Treasury
House Committee On Coinage, Weights and Measures
War Department
Sheridan
McDowell
Hayes
Albert H. Leonard
U. S
Louisiana
Conference
Sherman
Senate
Wade Hampton
Morris Marks
Russia
England
House
Robeson
Mixed May events report from New York and national items
A digest of May incidents notes 95 failures in New York with liabilities of 5.5 million and assets under 1 million. Baseball scores across several cities on the 1st and 4th. Vosburg trial verdict not guilty in Jersey City. Erie property to NY Lake Shore & Western Railroad with Hugh J. Jewett as president. Bartholomew named permanent Charter Oak Life president. Duels, miners halting work in W Va, and multiple political and military updates across New Hampshire Springfield Boston and Baltimore. Fires in Jersey City injure workers, and other incidents include theft, lynching, and railway disputes.
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New York City
Chicago
Boston
Providence
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
George Vosburgh
Jersey City
Erie Railway
New York, Lake Shore & Western Railroad Company
Hugh J. Jewett
George M. Bartholomew
Charter Oak Life Insurance Company
Bennett
Modoc
Charlestown
W. Va
Blacksburg
New Church
Chauncy Giles
Grand Army of the Republic
Springfield
Mass
New Hampshire
Fifth Army Corps Association
Fitz John Porter
Twelfth Corps
Army of the Potomac
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Franklin
United States Brewers Association
Baltimore
Frederick Lauer
Reading
Prescott
Colgate & Co
Isanapolis
Internal Revenue Room
Brewers
St. Louis
Hathaway
Border City
Fall River) Mills
New Bedford
Kellogg's doorkeeper signs electoral returns fraudulently
An anonymous doorkeeper and a confidential man allegedly signed the names of Levisee and Larks to electoral returns. A Texas Central Road accident on the 7th claimed Rev Knowles Shaw and injured six others seriously and twelve more painfully. Andrew Johnson's monument was unveiled at Greenville Tennessee on the 5th.
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Kellogg
Levisee
Larks
Texas Central Road
Knowles Shaw
Andrew Johnson
Greenville
Tenn
Greenback and political conventions across states report nominations
The Maine Greenback Convention named Joseph W. Smith for Governor while Indiana Republicans nominated G F Herritt for Treasurer, D P Baldwin for Attorney General, and John T Morrill for Superintendent. Michigan Greenback delegates met at Grand Rapids nominating Henry B Smith for Governor and others. New York Greenback and Tammany Hall actions influence national politics as Missouri Prohibition holds a convention in St Louis. Oregon returns show Whitaker narrowly ahead in Congress with a Democratic Legislature likely on joint ballot. Oregon Democrats announce Governor candidate victory via telegram.
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Maine
Joseph W. Smith
Indiana
G. F. Herritt
D. P. Baldwin
John T. Morrill
Hayes
Oregon
Whitaker
National
Greenback Party of Michigan
Grand Rapids
Henry 8. Smith
Lysander Woodward
George H. Bruce
Herman Goeschell
Levi Sparks
Washington
New York
Tammany Hall
Potter
Electoral Commission
Missouri
St. Louis
Eleventh Tinois
Quincy
J. W. Singleton
Congress
Oregon Democratic State Committee
International treaty set to take effect in April
The world wide postal charges will be uniform except India and trans-United States routes. Russia accepts U S invitation to bi metallic standard congress. The Agence Russe notes a broad Eastern question approach. Pope Leo appeals to protect Roman Catholics amid reforms in Turkey.
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trans-United States
Russia
United States
Sexton
Gen. Peel
Agence Russe
Europe
Pope Leo
Turkey
Bismarck
Gen
Noyes
U. S
France
New York
Berlin
Nobeling
Germany
Socialist Congress
Gotha
Roumania
Bessarabia
English Colliery Explosion Near St Helen's
London reports a deadly explosion at Evans colliery near St Helen's Lancashire. Two hundred and thirty two dead, many bodies decomposed or blown to pieces. Rescue teams retrieved survivors including ten and eight others seeking refuge in a mine working. Cause unknown as naked lights blasting is prohibited.
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London
Evans
St. Helen’s
Lancaster
Public execution at Malta described in grim detail
A Malta murderer's hanging is described with vivid, macabre detail as the executioner climbs onto the scaffold and slides down the condemned man's body to the ground. The account portrays a brutal spectacle and the visitor's grim reaction to the method of death.
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Malta
Mum s the word age of telephone and phonograph
A compact note reflects on secrecy and privacy in early communications era. It highlights how new devices like the telephone and phonograph shape privacy norms and social behavior, with a cautious tone about speaking openly.
German Note Invites Berlin Congress on San Stefano Treaty
London reports the German note inviting signatories to a Berlin congress to discuss the San Stefano terms, with June 13 as proposed meeting date. Salisbury replies British consent to participate, while Vienna notes potential friction over Montenegrin cession and Austrian troop mobilization. rumors of Russian support shifts and assassination fears surface.
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London
Emeror
Germany
Marquis of Salisbury
Great Britain and Ireland
India
Berlin
San Stefano
Russia
Turkey
Congress
Lord Salisbury
Vienna
Prince Gortschakoff
Bismarck
Austria
Antivaria
Count Andrassy
Attempt on German Emperor's Life Shocks Berlin
June reports detail Dr. Nobeling firing on Emperor William II from Avenue Unter Den Linden. He survived a blast of small shot, confessed a eight day murderous plan, and died after a later self-inflicted wound in an archway accident. Nobeling, a Berlin resident and Socialist sympathizer, had accomplices and believed the act would benefit the public.
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William
Nobeling
Avenue Unter den Linden
Karl Edouard Nobeling
Kallno
Birnbaum
Berlin
Democratic Socialist
Dr. Nobeling
London Dispatch on Grosser Kurfurst Disaster Explained
The Times details the iron clad disaster with Grosser Kurfurst and Koenig Wilhelm sailing parallel. The Wilhelm led seaward and ahead while two merchantmen crossed from right to left causing the ships to port and starboard commands. The contact followed as the Grosser Kurfurst resumed her course.
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London
the Times
Investigation of Louisiana election interference outlined
The Washington inquiry details witnesses and letters tied to alleged 1876 Louisiana vote suppression. James E. Anderson and D. A. Weber testify on intimidation plans, secret protests, and Sherman's disputed promised protections. The panel notes forged and altered documents and reports meetings with Pitkin Kellogg Nash Hayes.
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Washington
Committee of Investigation
Wilson
Shellabarger
Sherman
Hunton
Springer
Hiscock
Florida
James E. Anderson
East Feliciana
New Orleans
U. S
Pitkin
Campbell
Jewett
State Republican Committee
Don A. Weber
West Feliciana
D. A. Weber
James A. Anderson
McMahon
Gov. Hayes
Louisiana
John Sherman
Andersen
Weber
Hayes
New Oreans
Wheeler
S. B. Packard
J. R. G. Pitkin
Wm. P. Kellogg
Charles E. Nash
Congress
Jas. E. Anderson
Anderson
Stanley
Matthews
Witness
Cincinnati
Smith
Nash
Kellogg
Sonal
Landry
Livingstone
Tangipahoa
Darrall
State Department
Senate
Cox
Packard
Investigation reveals intrigue in Hayes era politics and violence
The narrative describes allegations of bribes and political maneuvering around the Hayes administration, including sworn testimony, letters, and the Weber agreement. It also reports a Louisiana mob lynching after a local assassination attempt, with five suspects hanged at Raccourci.
Washington letters on Anderson consul appointment and electoral returns
A presidential transmission includes multiple letters about Anderson seeking a consul post at Callao Peru and other posts with mixed endorsements and denouncements. Also noted is Deputy Clerk McKinny identifying electoral returns tied to the Electoral Commission proceedings.
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Washington
Darrall
Nash
Leonard
Kellogg
Anderson
Matthews
Callao
Peru
Stanley Matthews
W. K Rogers
Evarts
John W. Bulldozer
West Feliciana
J. A. Straight
Rogers
P. B. Conn
Steubenville
Ohio
McKinny
The
Supreme Court
Electoral Commission
Baby's Grave at Mount Elliott Cemetery
A Detroit News reporter describes a small Bavarian family at a simple funeral for their infant in Mount Elliott Cemetery. The little black coffin and sparse attendance underscore the crowd’s quiet, profound sorrow as the mother places a tin rattle in the grave to accompany the child.
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Mount Elliott
Fatherland
Detroit News
Boy fears catechism may explode
A Buffalo Express brief quotes a boy who defends skipping catechism by saying he fears it might explode, reflecting a child’s humorous take on religious instruction and curiosity.
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