Rumors and Declarations Mark 19th Century Political Turmoil
Reports mention pressure to appoint General Bicklea as District Attorney in New York and a denial by Judge Clifford of resignation due to age. The piece covers Senate privileges hearings, Vanderbilt family obituaries, legislative reorganizations, and various political shifts across states with notes on elections, impeachments, and electoral vote counting plans.
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Ohio
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Gwin
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New York
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
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Marble
Chicago Journal
Ferry
Congress
Fouth
Senate
House
Bennett's public marriage bid fails again in scandal
The article notes James Gordon Bennett Jr. being publicly pied by Miss Ay's brother on Jan 3 for repeatedly breaking marriage promises. It also mentions Gov. Drew's Florida inauguration and various other 19th century items, including Ashtabula train losses and drought impacts.
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New York Herald
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Drew
Lorida
Tallahassee
Newark
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Lee
Engera
Minnesota
Commodore Vanderbilt
Church of the Strangers
New York
Deems
Staten Island
Oslifornia
Nourain
Trenton
Stafford
England
British Foreign Office
United States
Illinois
L’amerique
Virginia City
Drowning at Augusta Ohio and multiple early January disasters
The report lists several 19th century incidents: seven men drown on the Ohio ice near Augusta Kentucky on December 28 with only three bodies recovered. a Quincy Illinois passenger train collision on January 1 killing four railway workers and blamed on negligent conductor and engineer. a December 29 snow slide at Alta Utah burying six men with two rescued. a January 1 fire at Remington House in Syracuse causing about 50 000 in losses. a January 3 benzine explosion in Milwaukee injuring the proprietor and his wife. a January 4 fire in Bonham Texas destroying twelve businesses with losses around 100 000. a January 4 fire destroying a depot and eight stores in Corning New York with losses near 10 000. a fire at Clinton Iowa destroying Lamb Dye Co works with heavy losses. a large Brooklyn fire destroying property including a warehouse. the Bravieridae steamship ran ashore near Long Branch on January 7 with many passengers saved.
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Utopia
Quincy
Ill
Chicago
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Toledo, Wabash and Western
Alta
Utah
Syracuse
Remington
Milwaukee
Bonham
Tes
Clinton
Lamb, Byecg & Co
Brooklyn
Geo. Archer's
Havre
New York
Grand Trunk Engineers Strike Closes. Revenue Totals Reported
The Grand Trunk railroad strike by engineers ended January 3 after a conference with managers yielding concessions. Revenue receipts for the six months ending December 30 totaled 57,935,605 dollars. Senator Sherman reportedly plans Bland Silver bill amendments to leave coinage unlimited but restrict silver as legal tender to under 50 dollars.
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Brotherhood
Sherman
Senate
European tensions and natural disasters dominate January reports
January dispatches detail a grand reception by Emperor William on January 1, severe south coast floods in England, renewed European war talk with Turkey and Russia, and a Madrid report of a destructive hurricane. Rail accidents in Denmark and a Russian recall strain add to a tense, disaster-laden postwar outlook.
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Servis
Atlantic
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Tran
Madrid
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Mexico
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Willam
Europe
Germany
Ermy
Poland
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Semlin
Servien
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Porte
Great Britain
Guipuzcoa
English Resident Tries Tartarus But Gets Surprise
An English resident in Shanghai pretends to trap a house boy's drink tampering by lacing the decanter with tartar emetic. He leaves, two guests arrive for a drink, and all suffer. A surgeon is summoned for the boy and guests. Cragin & Co offers free samples of Dobbin's Electric soap with 15 cent cent postage.
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United Penal
Teason
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Congress
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LO St.louis MO
Matchless P T Co Plug Tobacco and remedies
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Pioneer Tobacco Company
New York
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Culling
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