Senate Actions Parade Through Mid June 1878 Session
The Senate debates and votes span June 8 to June 14 1878. A special eight member committee is proposed to investigate alleged election frauds in Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Florida South Carolina and Oregon with hearings to be printed. The House and Senate consider river and harbor and sundry civil appropriations along with pensions and bills on the Specie Resumption act the Mexican Award and settlement measures. A wide range of nominations and conference reports roll through as adjournment nears with executive sessions and final votes cast.
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Italy and France join invitation to international monetary congress
News from Washington notes Italy France and others accept the invitation to the International Monetary Conference. Secretary Sherman replies to allegations of election fraud in East and West Feliciana offering testimony and witnesses to prove claims. Debates continue over army use and constitutional limits.
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Andrews voyage to Havre in Nautilus nineteen feet two
Boston explorers William A and Walter Andrews depart July 7 for Havre aboard the Nautilus a nineteen foot two inch long six foot four inch beam craft provisioned for sixty days.
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Railroad guards on trains as protection against robbers
The Unicon Pacific Railroad Company arms all its employees on passenger trains for protection. A series of warlike incidents dominates the frontier, with Indian depredations in Idaho Utah Nevada and Texas and multiple combat losses near Rail Creek. Generals Howard and Bonneville appear in dispatches as tensions rise with Bannock uprisings.
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N.C
Socialistic Labor Party
Oregon Republicans win state ticket. Democrats lead Legislature
Returns show the Republican state ticket elected while Hines loses by over 500 votes. Legislature on joint ballot will be Democratic by 10 to 50 seats, with 36 Republicans and 4 Independents.
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Atrocities in Roumelia and Global War News
Reports of Bulgarian killings in Roumelia, crucifixions, and village burnings accompany dispatches from Constantinople, Berlin, and London. Te Deum in Havana marks peace hope while Spain grants amnesty to presses offenders. Strikes, refugees, and political shifts ripple across Europe and the colonies.
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Congress opens as Austria blocks Antivari cession report
London and Berlin dispatches indicate Russo-English accord improving at the congress with strong confidence in its outcome. Austria objects to Antivari cession to Montenegro, while plenipotentiaries exchange visits and Bismarck is poised for presidency. Beaconsfield calls for relief of military tensions at Constantinople.
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Attempt to Kill the German Emperor Report Details
Berlin reports the only judicial examination of Nobeling before unconsciousness shows he offered to undertake the work and discussed the plan with several approving parties. William A. Bushnell, a New York book-keeper for Butler Stillman Hubbard, defaulted in 50000 dollars. Some bonds were recovered or rehypothecated. total loss estimated at 30000 dollars.
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Cynical Clinician Critique of Female Doctors
An old physician quips that a female medical practitioner commits two faults by increasing doctors overall and reducing the number of women involved in medicine. The remark reflects gender bias in historical medical circles and gendered views of professional roles.
Witnesses Describe Florida Louisiana Votes Dispute
Washington reports detail McKinney and Levisee testimony on electoral certificates and alleged irregularities. Senate subcommittee reviews Kellogg returns, printed certificates, and possible fraud tied to Hayes and Tilden contests with officials like Garfield, Noyes, Stearns, Matthews, and Anderson cited.
Mackenzie Leads Raid Into Mexico With Reinforcements
Galveston reports Gen. Mackenzie and Col. Shafter crossed into Mexico about forty miles north of Eagle Pass in pursuit of raiders. They returned to Texas at night and telegraphed for help. Twenty cavalry companies and artillery with Gatling guns were sent to assist. Fort Clark believes the force reentered Mexico. The motive cited is to recover American horses seized by Escobedo, with broader aims to oppose Diaz forces.
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Teddygraph Invention Attracts Ten Day Sentence
A Paris court holds an inventor nicknamed the Teddygraph after testing a device that makes drinks last longer. The judge laments its danger but notes the inventor’s odd motive. the man receives ten days and advice to pursue a useful invention for the needy. The exchange features humor about landlords and imbibers.
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Still Happy Family Uses Patented Remedies at Home
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recounts a Woodward Avenue druggist who fills cash prescriptions for a large family. The small boy mentions multiple family members using plasters tonics catarrh snuff cough medicines and sprain remedies while claiming the family is cheaper than seaside cures. He adds grandma’s chest pain sleep aid.
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