Peruvian President Arrival and Officials Debated Appointments
Personal observations by President Prapo of Peru on American soil precede the Centennial opening. Fort Sill officials oppose Evans as post trader due to dealings with Marsh, while the War Secretary will consider other applicants. Will and executors handle late A. T. Stewart affairs with widow Cornelia M. Stewart and Judge Hilton receiving a $1,000,000 bequest. Gen. Babcock indicted in the pare-burglary case with others named. Miles and Brown linked to the crime. Ex-Gov. Trusty Poux of Missouri dies in St. Louis. New York Graphic sues Louisa J. Jennings for libel. Bail set at $60,000. Lincoln statue unveiling draws President and dignitaries. Miss Cornelia Ray and Frederick Douglass headline remarks. South Chicago officials contest 4th election results. Robert T. Lincoln appointed supervisor. Brazil’s Emperor Down Pepaxo II arrives in New York amid fanfare. Missouri lawmakers seek Don Maguire pardon. President declines. Taoffe kills landlord John Farrell in New York rent dispute. Forty-niners Sherman and others press Congress for pensions.
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Peru
Fort Sill
Evans
Marsh
Evana
A. T. Stewar
Cornelia M. Stewart
Judge Hilton
Bapcool
Alteged
United States Attorney
Whitely
Nattleship
Somerville
Geo. Miles
Walter Brown
Miles
Vermont
Brown
Trustrx Poux
Missouri
St. Louis
Waurie
Dow
Washington
Gen
Babcock
Hawry
Senate
Dawes
Lincoln
Supreme Court
Cornelia Ray
New York
Frederick Douglas
Board of
South Chicago
Ryan
Robert T. Lincoln
Pepaxo II
Brazil
Fish
Taft
Robeson
Gen. Sherman
Don Maguire
Notable Crimes and Trials Highlight National Crime Waves
A bank teller Joan Sear absconded with 60000 for his employer. Honan, a poor man, found dead on the Mississippi railway near Courtland Mississippi. Frank Taylor confessed to killing him after a tobacco dispute. In Washington a jury disagreed in Ottman’s Treasury theft case of 47000 from six months prior. Missouri whisky ring prisoners including Gen McDonald W O Avery and J W Bittinger face prison terms. McDonald ill, Avery regrets defense, seeks better counsel.
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New York
Honan
Mississippi and Tennessee
Courtland
Miss
Frank Taylor
Washington, D. C
Ottman
Treasury Department
Nome
Missouri
Gen. McDonald
W. O. Avery
J. W. Bittinger
McDonald
Avery
Attor
Series of Maritime Disasters and Global Conflicts
Reports detail a Bear Creek Station oil tank fire spreading to two adjacent tanks with losses over 150000. A Gloucester schooner capsized off Newfoundland with four drowned and five missing from two lifeboats. Fires destroy Homaer Greevey mansion in Chappaqua. Towboat Dictator wreck in Hannibal with ten dead. Shell explosion at Portsmouth navy yard kills two and injures others. Haiti's Gen Dominique making headway amid expected success. An American brig off Hull England fouls. four drowned. Abyssinians clash with Egyptian invaders. Havana volunteers discontinue campaigning. Epidemic near Soochow in Kiangsoo decimates villages. Deaths occur before symptoms appear.
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Bear Crack Station
Gloucester
Mass
Newfoundland
Homaer Greevey
Chappaqua
N. Y
Dictator
Hannibal
Portsmouth
Navy Yard
Dominique
Haiti
Hull
England
Abysainis
Havana
Soochow
Kiangsoo
China
New York Dispatch Reports Imagined Rail War Over Pooling
A New York dispatch says trunk line pooling is imminent and hints at tension. California sources describe a suit against Texas Pacific Railroad for lands deeded for a San Diego to Colorado River road, valued at 5 million dollars. Proposals seek to settle government claims by exchanging coal and iron lands at 2.50 per acre, plus retroactive transportation debts and annual sinking-fund payments set by the Treasury.
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Yonk
Brupt
San Diego
Cal
Texas Pacific Railroad Company
Colorado River
Pacific Railroad Companies
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
President signs bill to issue silver coin replacing fractional currency
The President has signed legislation authorizing the minting of silver coins to replace the existing fractional currency. The move aims to standardize coinage and simplify transactions nationwide.
Second Chicago meeting seeks resignations from usurpers
A large citizens gathering at the Exposition building debated ousting four men who allegedly usurped town offices. Hon. John Wentworth presided as a committee urged resignations from officers, but the group refused. Thomas Hoyne accepted a mayoral nomination, while calls for Mayor Colvin to resign continued.
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Chicago
Exposition Building
John Wentworth
Thomas Hoyne
Colvin
Maine
Bangor
Lynchburg
Morton
Blaine
Conkling
South Carolina
Gov. Chamberlain
Bristow
Navor Conor
New York
William Cullen Bryant
Theodora D. Woolsey
Alexander H. Bullock
Horace White
Carl Schurz
Strikes Hit South Yorkshire as Mines Cut Wages
More than twenty thousand colliers stage a strike in South Yorkshire protesting a fifteen percent wage cut. The report also notes Prague authorities banning women from attending medical lectures and France facing unrest in Algiers with a April 12 battle where insurgents were defeated.
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South Yorkshire
England
Prague
Austria
France
Algiers
Bordeany
Congressional Proceedings Across April 11 1873 Senate and House
The record covers multiple days with bills on foreign goods, freight rail transport, and public buildings funds. Debates include impeachment proceedings and Kilbourn case motions, plus amendments to consular and diplomatic measures and the legislative appropriation bill. The text notes Haumlin’s postal bill and party reflections on the South’s postwar state.
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Tursday
Senate
Howe
Atlantic Ocean
Ohio and
Mississippi Wall
Capitol
Gen. Babcock
Edmaunds
Committee On the Judiciary
House
Stevenson
Haumlin
Sioux City
Neady
Appropriations Committee
Pit
Spencer
Hoar
Judiciary
United States
Mobilier
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Mississipi River
LaCrosse County
Wia
Houston County
Minn
Land Department
Indian Bureau
Interior Department
Saronpay
Hallett Kilbourn
Judiciary Committee
Cartier
District Court
Kilbourn
Hurd
Lawrence
Garfield
Lynde
Kelley Kasson
Committee On Rules
Smith
Legisl
Carpenter
Belknap
Iowa
Wisconsin
Variere
A Non-Explosive Lamp In Paris Light-Vial Method
In Paris watchmen in magazines handling inflammable materials use a glass vial with a pea sized phosphorus piece and olive oil heated to a boil. The cork is removed to allow air in, then recorked. The bottom space glows, giving lamp brightness equal to a lamp, renewed by air. Heating in winter may help fluidity. the vial can be used for six months.
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Paris
Democratic Economy Nostalgia on Bank Stock Disclosure
A Washington letter mocks Congress for ordering a vast Comptroller ledgers project to reveal stock ownership of National Bank stockholders. It notes five months of clerical work, a manuscript rivaling Webster in size, costs from $20,000 to $25,000 plus printing near $25,000, and an overall government expense claimed at about $60,000. The piece ridicules reformers claiming fiscal restraint.
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House
Comptroller of the Treasury
Congress
Comptroller’s
Democratic House
Washington
The Difference The difference between democracy and republicanism
A brief political critique argues that Democratic officials plunder millions and escape punishment while Republican officials face consequences. The author cites Boss Tweed as an example and claims Democratic power shields corrupt leaders while Republicans punish them.
The Divided Democracy and the House Currency Bill
The Detroit Post notes a split in the Democratic caucus over a currency bill requiring a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules. With Republicans excluded, over half of voting Democrats supported it, leaving the party incapable of uniting on financial legislation. The piece questions whether the Democratic House can pass any measure.
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House
Detroit Post
Fragmentary OCR Snippet Yields No Clear Event
The readable text is highly garbled with no identifiable person, organization, place, date, or action. No coherent event can be summarized from the fragment as presented.
National News Tractor Shows Memorable Display
A compact report notes a tractor exhibit event featuring new models, with exhibitors from local farms and industry groups. Attendees admired design details, efficiency features, and potential applications in agriculture. Weather and attendance figures were not specified.
The Dear Old Voices Ringed Out
Fragmentary reminiscence recalls childhood voices and the comfort of family bonds. The speaker reflects on aging, memory, and a lingering doubt about Eralita’s place in the past. The tone is nostalgic and intimate, like a personal verse fragment.
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Eralita
Witty scraps and local vignettes in a 19th century column
A collage of jokes, anecdotes and quips from readers and reporters. It mocks politics, love and daily life with puns and brief tales. Notable lines include a Wyoming voting joke, a saddle-bags loot with $36,000, and a Chicago dying-wife exchange.
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Bexter
Nashville
Chicago
An English Schoolmistress in Court Over Tuition Fees
In Bideford County court a schoolmistress sued a patron for 15s 4d for his children's tuition. She produced almanacs showing attendances and a pot-book style record since she cannot write. The judge awarded the amount but questioned a parent sending children to a school run by someone who cannot write.
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Bideford
England
Detective's Ruse Uncovers Nevada Detective in Wisconsin
A man posing as a beggar in Oconto Wisconsin for three weeks gained access to several homes sleeping in barns and braving the cold. He revealed himself as a Nevada detective who had trailed a suspect and posed as a shopper, then provided details of a clothing price comparison.
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Oconto
Wis
Nevada
Columbus
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