Global tensions and disasters dominate this news week
Naval buildup in Russia on the Pacific amid possible China war risk. Northern Austria floods kill many. Boundary talks in Berlin delay Greek frontier action as engineers draft lines. Greece to expand army to 40 000 with 1500 cartridges each. Tory MPs unseated for bribery. Irish marksmen beat Americans in Dollymount contest. Central Asian tribes reportedly rise. I M Kalloch faces new charges after release. Detroit bishop prohibits church fundraising fetes. Louisiana Supreme Court strikes down state license tax on out of state travelers. Davis testifies in Dorsey will case. Desperado Currie acquitted by insanity ruling. Starkville fire destroys part of village. Lancaster shooting fatal. Baltimore furniture factory fire. Wheeling population up 12700 since 1870 census.
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China
Vienna
Austria
Berlin
Greece
Gathorne Hardy
Dollymount
Ireland
Cabal
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Jeff. Davis
New Orleans
Dorsey
James Currie
Porter
Marshall
Texas
Starksville
Miss
Lancaster
L. Gallagher
Mullins
Baltimore
Rosedale & Co
Wheeling
W. Va
Census figures and crises across the nation
Census chief cites New York population 1.3 to 1.5 million. North Adams reports dysentery from impure water. Brattleboro’s First National Bank closes after president Waite’s $250,000 theft. Razee of Providence fails with $150,000 liabilities. Fifth Army Corps urges Congress on Fitz John Porter. Mining accident in New York injures workers. Narragansett disaster suit. Indiana tornado damages. Continental Mills fire in Crestline. Indiana Supreme Court strikes amendments. Western conflicts, mine accident, and census counts accompany cultural notes in Chicago theater and newspaper merger.
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North Adams
Mass
First National Bank
Brattleboro
Silas M. Waite
S. W. Razee
Providence
R. I
Fifth Army Corps
Burlington
Congress
Fitz John Porter
West Forty-fifth
West Forty-sixth Streets
Boston
Steamship Company
Indiana
Cicero
Hamilton County
Frankfort
Rushville
Valley of the Loup
Nebraska
Crestline
Ohio
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Hatch
Victoria
Savage
Washington Notes on Cuban outrages and treasury figures
Cabinet discussed Spanish cruiser incidents in Cuban waters and planned to demand explanations from Madrid. Treasury receipts for eleven months ending June 1 stood at 305,282,817 with expenditures of 243,701,944.
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Evarts
Department of Agriculture
United States
Hayes
Washington
Ohio
Navy Department
Treasury
Congress
Political party ticket announcements from multiple state conventions
The Arkansas Greenback Convention placed William P. Parks as Governor with a full slate including Charles E. Tobey and Wiltshire Riley among others. The National Prohibition Convention nominated Neal Dow and A. H. Thompson. Indiana Republicans named Porter Hanna Elliott Woods Hawn Wolf Hill Baldwin Dice Royce Bloss and others for statewide offices and electors. Colorado Greenback met in Denver nominating A J Chittenden Campbell King Picket.
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William P. Parks
Lafayette
Charles E. Tobey
Hope
William A. Watson
Washington
Charles E. Cunningham
Pulaski
Wiltshire Riley
White
Peter Brigman
L. Caldavish
Phillips
W. T. Holloway
Cleveland
Neal Dow
Maine
A. H. Thompson
Ohio
Indiana
Indianapolis
Albert G. Porter
Marion County
Thomas Hanna
Putnam
Supreme Court
Third
Byron K. Elliott
Marion
William A. Woods
Elkhart
G. R. Hawn
Col
E. H. Wolf
Rush
Roswell 8. Hill
Clay
D. P. Baldwin
Cass
Francis M. Dice
Fountain
Daniel Royce
Tippecanoe
Public Instruction
J. M. Bloss
Vanderburgh
W. W. Curry
J. M. Shackleford
Colorado State Greenback Convention
Denver
A. J. Chittenden
Albert Campbell
G. W. King
John H. Picket
Letters Withdrawn From Presidential Race Spark Democratic Meeting Excitement
Letters from Samuel J. Tilden and Horatio Seymour announcing their withdrawal from the Presidential race were released on the eve of the Democratic National Convention. The public disclosure stirred excitement among party leaders and Cincinnati attendees.
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L. T. Wellingsworth
Samuel J.tilden
Horatio Seymour
Cincinnati
Townsend Retired as Adjutant General and Drum Succeeds
Gen. E. D. Townsend is placed on the retired list and is succeeded by Gen. Richard C. Drum, currently Assistant Adjutant General. The British inform the U S supplies left by Sir George Nares in the Arctic are available to American explorers. The American Nursery men Seedsmen and Florists meet in Chicago with encouraging trade reports and officers elected. A Nicaraguan Canal Co backed by Capt Phelps and Gen Grant is to lead the presidency. Gen. John A. Sutter, founder of Sacramento, dies in Washington at 77. Capt Howgate begins Arctic work at his own expense amid costly forest fires in New Brunswick.
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E. D. Townsend
Richard C. Drum
United States
Arctic
Sir George Nares
American Association of Nurserymen
N. H. Albaugh
Yodinar
Ohio
G. B. Brackett
Denmark
Iowa
D. W. Scott
Galena
Teenie
A. R. Whitney
Franklin Grove
Nicaraguan Canal Company
Capt. Phelps
London
de Lesseps
Gen. Grant
John A. Sutter
Sacramento
Cal
Pacific Coast
California
Washington
Gen. Sutter
Baden
Capt
Howgate
New Brunswick
Doings in Congress Affects Navy Pensions and Treaties
Senate actions relieve ex Confederates from certain bans and confirm nominees while Congress debates taxes and public works. The House passes and rejects measures on tobacco export limits, fort land sales, and public buildings as adjournment nears after extended session totals.
Nominations Expire as Session Ends with Curtailed Confirmations
A Senate session adjourned with several nominations unacted and expired, including John F. Hartranft for Philadelphia Collector of Customs, as all pending measures failed to complete action before adjournment.
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John F. Hartranft
Philadelphia
President's Message on Deputy Marshals Bill Objections
The president returns the bill regulating pay and appointment of Deputy Marshals to the Senate with objections. He argues the measure intrudes on federal authority, contrasts new Deputy Marshals with existing special deputies, and warns the proposed officers lack a unified head and criminal-law protections. The opinion cites Supreme Court guidance on national and state powers and criticizes enacting weaker, nonheadquartered officers.
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United States
Tire
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress
Circuit Court of the
Circuit Courts
Posse Comitatus
Supreme Court Case on Federal vs State Election Powers
The document discusses a dispute over federal officers and state election authority. It argues that federal power to enforce laws on all American soil should not negate state sovereignty, citing a Supreme Court stance on maintaining peace and order while preserving concurrent authority. It concludes with a recommendation to return the bill to the Senate for further consideration.
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Senate of the
United States
Senate
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Ex Parte Siebelt
House of Representatives
Milrogtand
United State
Supreme Court
Ibis
Burnemory B. Waves
Unlearnable Grammar Limits in Dialect Writing
The piece argues language limits are innate with readers and writers. some people cannot spell or punctuate well, and dialect writing is a rare, gifted art. It praises Mgr Harte for his vivid California dialect though notes no one can truly master it.
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Mgr. Harte
California
Mr. Harte
The Russian Soldier Valour and Endurance in Harsh Winter
The piece praises Russian soldiers for patience and endurance in freezing conditions. It notes marching through snow and ice with zero thermometer readings, sleep without shelter, minimal clothing, scarce food, and long ration loads. Despite hardship there is no insubordination and morale remains high.
Checking Baggage in Germany and American Car Concepts
The Berlin Railroad Society debates American baggage checking with German adaptations urged by Dr. Wedding and sent to a committee. The next order is the American car or signal cord, as rail murders rise in France with Charivari depicting conductors enforcing traveler protection.
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Berlin
Wedding
France
Charivari
Paris
Mob frees man after planned hanging over horse theft
In Saranac Arkansas locals abducted John Sampson from his home and planned to hang him for horse stealing. They released him when he opened a barrel of liquor.
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John Sampson
Saranac
Ark
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