In Brief: Navy officer dies and resignations noted
Ad miral Joseph Smith of the navy dies in Washington on January 17, the senior officer in the service. Congressman Bland is ready to accept a seat as judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court. President appoints ilia H. Spear of Maine as Commissioner of Patents. The House frees Mr Orton Prelate of the Western Union Telegraph Company from custody of the Sergeant at Arms.
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Joseph Smith
Navy
Washington
Congress
Gop
Mixed 1876 News Snapshot from an Era Before Modern Headlines
The page records a diverse set of items: a deadly accident at Ashtabula with an engineer death by suicide amid blame, a violent duel near Fair Bluff reflecting regional strife, and political moves including electoral vote coordination by major boards. It also notes legal action against Tilden, a Crazy Horse wagon-train massacre report, Mare Island yard funding exhaustion, B’nai B’rith councilings, and broad business failures including Orrin Benedict & Co and Keen Cookers. The Chicago Board of Trade summary shows assets and receipts for 1875–76, with extensive liabilities and a wide list of firms in distress.
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Fair Bluff
Del
Straittaat Southern Railroad
Ashtabula Son
Gm Dan
Board of Tree of Kansas City
St. Paul
Mare Island Navy Yard
Detroit
Cincinnati
Little Rock
Buabale Oni
Bushela
Chicago Board of Trade
Orrin Benedict & Co
Bethel
United States
W. B. Keen
Senators Elected and Fires Sweep Midwest in Jan News
Hon William Windom re elected U S Senator from Minnesota and A H Garland chosen by Arkangan Legislature. T W Ferry of Michigan and James G Blaine also win Senate seats. A joint electoral vote plan forms with a five member Supreme Court commission. Fires hit Decatur Indiana and Oshkosh Wisconsin causing tens of thousands in losses.
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William Windom
Minnesota
A. H. Garland
United States
T. W. Ferry
Michigan
Senate
James G. Blaine
United States Senate
Maine
House
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Iowa
California
Clifford
Strong
Miler
Field
Board ‘of Arbitration
Ita
George F. Hoar
Massachusetts
George
Boutwell
Tennésace
James.g. Bailey
Andrew Johnson
Cincinnati
Louisville
Madison
Ohie River
Decatur
Wayne County
Ind
Davia & Beal
Clearwater
Minn
Liberty
Cissy
Dextity
Imo
Oshkosh
Wis
Revere
Turbulent Crime Report Span Of Sioux Crow Conflicts
Between December 17 and January, reports detail Sioux and Crow clashes at a station, with five Sioux reportedly killed by Crow scouts. Other items include a Cincinnati mother, Minnie Blazen, who jumped into a river with her infant during insanity, and a Philadelphia banker, Gen John P Bankson, who died by his own hand amid alleged large sums from worthless collateral. A St Louis carriage robbery and an Illinois express train heist highlight crime waves, with masked robbers fleeing empty-handed after stealing some money and valuables.
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Tongue River
Whruce
Crow Scouta
Miles
Minnie Blazen
Cincinnati
John P. Bankson
Philadelphia
Puhiag Cps A
St .St. Louis
Winsano Asylum
Bt. Louis
Chicago
Nafe
Quin
Annuity Company Examination Reveals Large Finances
Examination of the Security Life and Annuity Company of New York shows substantial assets totaling about 8.001 million and liabilities near 4.784 million. The report notes reserves and fidelity figures with figures in the millions and the names of involved entities.
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Ingia di, and
Industrian
Ie le Kaise Ba Annuity Company
New York
Turbulent European War News and Notable Dispatches
Reports from multiple fronts describe retreats and surrenders in the Americas and Europe. General Martinez supposedly captured Iglesias forces while Quiroga surrendered 5,000 men to Trevins before retreating to a rancho and later being executed. Turkish diplomacy fluctuates with peace hints, armistice talk, and resistance to foreign interference.
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Ile
Ignacio Martinez
Tglesias
Quiroga
Trevins
Acacheme
Porte
Servia
Constantinople
Turkistan
Belgrade
Russia
Nikitine
Roumania
London
Turkey
London Times
Rugsia
Moscow
Madras
Bombay
Grand Council of
Empire
Germany
France
Belgium
Relt
Senate and House action on petitions and election cases
The Senate debates petitions from D. H. Chamberlain and others in South Carolina denying Wade Hampton’s statements. Bland's Silver bill is laid on the calendar with a proposed personal substitute. A resolution seeks presidential information on the Turkish revolt. A remedy is proposed to correct electoral guidance in general orders No. 96. The House discusses a Louisiana Returning Board paper demand and a related custody order amid a heated political exchange.
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Tursday
Senate
Patterson
D. H. Chamberlain
South Carolina
Wade Hampton
Sherman
Finance Committee
Bland
Withers
Petersburg
Johnston
House
Lynde
Judi Fees Cary Committee
Wells
Anderson
Cassanave
Kenner
Louisiana Returning Board
Louisiana
Messrs
Frye
Luttrell
Cox
Kasson
Garfield
Wood
Lawrence
Controversy Over Electoral Count Bills and Louisiana Case
Debates in Senate and House on a bill to count electoral votes and set up a commission to determine state results. Morton defends President’s authority. Edmunds opposes power to go behind returns. Louisiana Returning Board contempt, Orton case, and suffrage push mark a bustling session pace.
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E. W. Barnes
Judiciary Committee
Hinton
Wm. Orton
Senate
Morton
Committee On Privileges and Elections
House of Representatives
Johnston and Withers
Virginia
Petersburg
Meiers
Johnston
Sherman
Withern
House
Barnes
New Orleans
Morrison
Stone
Missouri
Okalahoma
Kidder
Black Hills
Wells
Committee On Appropriations
Harris
Committee On Privileges and Duties
Louisiana Returning Board
Louisiana Special Committee
Yeas
Thorspay
Edmunds
Jones
Florida
Payne
Famay
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Messrs. Bogg
J. Madison Wells
Thomas O. Anderson
Washington
United States
John ‘Langdon
Schuyler Colfax
Howse
Monpax
Ieved Gov. Hayes
Commission
Frelinghuysen
Our. Morton
Frye
Supreme Court
Circuit of District Courts
Caulfield
Colombia
Ssyler
Idols of the Heart and the Allure of Self Love
A reflective piece contrasts worship of idols with devotion to God, noting gold self and lovers as liable to become hidden idols. It warns that idols, whether living or impassive, can shatter and leave hearts embittered. Dallas Commercial cites unprecedented Texas immigration as context.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Unprecedented Soap Seller Mewars 1876 Chicago Made
Mewars, James $8, Kirk & Co. soaps from Chicago top a huge 1876 output. 25 million pounds yearly, sold across the nation from Red River to New Orleans and Portland to San Francisco. Purity claimed with no greases, using refined tallow and vegetable oils only.
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Kirk,& Co
Chicago
United States
Red River
New Orleans
Portland
San Francisco
Dr J H McLean’s Cough and Lung Healing Globules
An ad promises a new inhalation remedy by Dr J H McLean to treat consumption and assorted throat and lung diseases. Trial boxes offered by mail for 25 cents from his office in St Louis Missouri.
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J. J. McLean
J. H. McTiean
Lone
The Prodigal and Patent Cures in a Health Advertisement
A fragmentary editorial piece contrasts the prodigal son with wasted wealth and labor, urging thrift and moral restoration. It promotes The Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser by R V Pierce with price and address in Buffalo New York, and advertises Hatchs Universal Cannan Srror, Durangs Rheumatic Remedy, and Dr J H McLeans Strengthening Cordial. The notices tout tobacco and patent medicines, urging readers to buy and use these products.
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H.m
Azure
Common Sense
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
N. Y
Washington City
Pleasant thanks note for Johnson's Anodyne Liniment cure
A reader recounts receiving a thanks letter from Kendall for a bottle of Johnson's Anodyne Liniment that cured his troublesome cough. The item warns catarrh can lead to throat and lung diseases if unchecked and advertises Banford's Radical Cure for catarrh and Cutler Bros. & Co.'s Vegetable Pulmonary Balsam as New England remedies. It also notes an Edson Bros. advertisement for patentees in another column.
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Johnson
Banford
New England
Cutler, Bros. &Co
Boston
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