Weekly News Review highlights stock brokerage actions and silver talks
Postmaster General directs refusal to deliver money orders or registered letters to Broad and Wall Street brokers. Reports push for Edizon Electric Light stock, 800000 for 200 shares, held at 1000000. Trade stats show Baltimore exports up 28480000, imports down 7580000, and Wheat and Corn receipts rise.
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Army reorganization bill advances through Military Committee
The Military Committee chaired by Gen Joe Johnston has matured a bill reorganizing the army It calls for redirecting staff officers and increasing enlisted men to 25000 In the Supreme Court Justice Wakre denied Senator Edmunds motion to take up the legal tender case out of order saying the court would not advance cases involving important constitutional questions unless a full bench can hear them
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Congress Reassembles After Holiday Recess in Short Sessions
The National Congress reconvened after a holiday recess on the 6th, with both houses in brief session. Secretary Schurz transmitted to the Senate the report of the Hot Springs Commission, and bills were discussed.
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Crop reports show higher winter wheat area and varied yields
The December crop report projects a 12 percent rise in winter wheat area, led by New York Ohio Michigan and other states. declines only in Alabama Mississippi and Arkansas. Tobacco oats potatoes rye and hay output are detailed with regional gains and losses, total hay value around 325 million dollars and oats at 364 million bushels with price about 33 cents.
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Ute Captives Endure Violent Abuse Reported in Meeker Case
A sensational letter from Mrs. Meeker cites captives from White River suffering rape and coercion during captivity in Gunnison country. The commission previously restricted the testimony to indict Indian culprits. Mrs. Meeker’s disclosure prompts renewed calls for justice in the Interior Department.
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Maine Supreme Court synopsis on elections and returns
The justices answer Gov. Garcelon on election authority and returns. They say the House may seat elected members despite missing returns, and that some constitutional requirements are directory. They discuss town signatures, wardless city returns, deputy clerks, and de facto officers as valid. They address marked ballots, dittos, and Governor Council reliance on returns.
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The Governor and Council may not reject returns unless written objections claim signatures are not genuine or the return was altered. If challenged, notify interested parties and apply standard evidence rules. For duplicated returns the first page governs. defective returns can be corrected. returns stay valid if intelligible amid minor irregularities.
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Deaf San Francisco Printer Regains Hearing After Doctor’s Cure
A San Francisco printer long deaf for thirty years regains hearing after seven weeks of treatment. A physician specialized in paralytic diseases offered six months of care free if needed. Liniment throat and ear treatment, gargle, and internal medicines produced the first sounds of hearing. The patient rejoiced, heard a cannon blast, and gradually recovered his speech and hearing as treatment continued.
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Wonderful Pig Survives Four Months in Copper Mine Office
A mine pig slept for 114 days beneath a wooden floor in a copper works office after being sealed by a boarding. The animal endured with fat loss then recovered in spring, recognized by tail curl, and drew sympathy and gifts from miners and residents.
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A Miser's Miserable Life and Death
Hugh McGlinn, Rhode Island livery stable proprietor on Fourth Street, died Tuesday afternoon at age 60. He left an estate valued over 200000 dollars and reportedly amassed wealth by extreme frugality and denying himself necessities. He lived in a loft above his stable, never learned to read or write, and relied on an agent to run the business. In illness he refused a physician unless guaranteed a cure and his will leaves the entire estate to his wife, who, with his daughters, works as domestic servants in Rhode Island after their separation over a silk dress.
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Parrot Causes Railroad Delays in Meadville
A parrot at the Henry House in Meadville irritates train crews by shouting warnings to switch off when freight trains approach and cries all aboard to passenger trains, causing delays and confusion as passengers realize they have been sold after long waits.
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Young Idea Tries to Shoot From Benches
A North Attleboro Grammar School pupil stepped from his seat and declared a seven shooter pointed at him during a reprimand. The boy admitted the item was a pacerboard pistol misidentified as a weapon, but pockets were searched and the claim proved false.
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Clement attachment promises revolution in cotton trade
A Chicago Tribune overview explains how Clement's attachment could surpass Whitneys gin by feeding raw picked cotton through a sequence that separates seed and fiber and forms slivers or yarn directly. The device would replace baling and compressing, letting producers supply cotton as slivers or thread to customers.
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A Syphon Boot Comedy of a Painter's Peccadillo
A poverty-stricken artist wins a commission to paint a rich lady’s portrait. He arrives impeccably dressed but discovers boot bores that vent water with every step as he enters the mansion. He quips that syphon boots may be for outdoors, but not for indoors.
Eighty-year shoemaker at Oning ton, Mass reaches 91
For eighty years a man of Oning ton Massachusetts has worked at shoemaking. He is now 91 years old.
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