Questionable Elector Eligibility Sparks Vermont Debate
A Vermont Republican elector who is also Brad ford Postmaster faces scrutiny over constitutional eligibility. The dispute echoes a Nevada case involving R M Daggett, former editor of the Virginia Enterprise, who was a U S court clerk at election time. The piece urges direct presidential voting as the fair alternative.
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Questions, rumors, and grim news cloud late 19th century California
A San Francisco citizen asks who is President prompting a terse reply from August Belmont. Reports recount vast paper suspensions, Tweed’s fate, a likely shipwreck of the Franklin, and California’s first Chinese vote in the Fourth Ward. Other items note walnut crops earnings, clerical reshuffles, a miner stabbing, and Indian tribal conflicts near Ivanpah.
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Indian Outrage Sparks Retaliation Plotted Near San Bernardino
An attack near Ivanpab at Ash Springs prompted Thomas McFarlaine to travel toward San Bernardino to obtain arms for punishing the Indians. Authorities note the Indians had previously been viewed as peaceable and unlikely to resist.
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Western Union Link Records Telegra Gproial Note
An item records a Telegra Gproial case linked by the Western Union network. The brief note outlines a transfer or communication thread associated with a financial or telegraphic service. No further details are provided in the readable text.
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Contested Louisiana and New Orleans Election Spin Sparks Row
Extensive dispatches describe Democrat and Republican maneuvers over Louisiana election contests and the returning board. Reports claim Florida and Louisiana returns favor Democrats while Republicans push for a fair count and congressional review amid looming March 4 transitions.
Drowning at Oakland Wharf and Other West Coast News
A woman fell from the Oakland wharf’s string beam last evening and drowned. she is unnamed but believed to be the wife of a bark master. In San Francisco, Nov 17 the drowned woman is identified as Captain Joss’s wife from the Lizzie Williams. A congressional clash ensued during a Chinese question inquiry with Pixley and Rev. Brier trading blows over statements about white workers. The Finance Committee examined certificates, noting a man voted twice. Gardner Hubbard arrived to study fast mail service between New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Willie Cronin, 15, died at Brooklyn after being struck by a locomotive.
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Government aims and cyclone relief actions reported
A London report notes talks on the wardenship of Dardanelles and government restraint amid stock market rumors. A Reuters dispatch from Calcutta cites cyclone fatalities at 120000 in Bengal on October 31 and mentions active government relief efforts for affected districts.
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English plans to defend Constantinople amid Russian threat
London reports indicate Britain would immediately occupy Constantinople if Russia invades Turkey with 25 000 troops deemed sufficient. The Financier says England aims to shield the Bosporus and Dardanelles, not join Turkey Russia war, holding the city in pledge until a European settlement forms.
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