Lamartine dead and rail war ends in victory
The Daily Wiha notes the death of the distinguished French poet and historian Lamartine and reports the eastern railroad war ending with Vanderbilt triumphant. Freights rise to old rates while a snow blockade on the Union Pacific persists in the Rockies with no trains since February 12. The Nevada Legislature leans toward suffrage, Republicans hold strong majorities, and Andrew Johnson’s fall sparks resignations across departments. The piece critiques Grant’s stance on Cuban independence and reflects on Democratic reactions to political shifts and the Suffrage Amendment.
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Union Pacific
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast News and Nevada Amendment Report
The Colon Pacific remains blocked by snow with trains halted since February 7. William A. Bradley died suddenly at Point Saint Jose. Nevada Legislature receives a Congressional Amendment for universal suffrage by telegraph and pends ratification amid doubt. Alaska reports two white men killed by Kaikee Indians near Sitika during a trading expedition. The U.S. Steamer Saginaw and Gen Davie with staff prepare to depart for Aikee.
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San Francisco
Colon Pacific
Truny Wasateh
New York
William A. Bradley
U.S. Army
Point Saint Jose
Carson City
Nevada
Alaska
Sitika
Rail travel blocked as snowbound Athabasca line closed
Canada Montreal March 1 Railway travel remains halted with no trains running east or west for three days. The Athabasca Railroad is so snowed in it will be abandoned for the season. Drifts reach nearly thirty feet in places.
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Montreal
Athabasca
Springfield Senate Debates Lake Front Bill As Rail Debt Talks Advance
Springfield reports show the Senate debating a Lake Front bill to fund and pay railroad debts with cities counties and towns. House discussions include a naval station appropriation and a large Little Wabash river improvement project with committees and amendments shaping the measures.
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Springfield
Boyd
Committee On Judiciary
Lake Front
Mesers
Causey
McManus
Fort
Minor
Mlarlan
Adams
Strevell
Senate
House
Judiciary
Paschal
Session Journal
Little
Wabash
Milutia of
Llinois
Alton and St Charles Ferry Company
Cairo and
St. Louis
Hth Circuit
Centralia
Billy
Treasury
Finance Committee
Congress
Mound City
Smith
Insmoor
Kenyon
Bailey
C. Weber
Joilet
Congressional summary of Senate and House actions March 1
Senate credentials presented for Bayard and Boreman. Finance report split on nickel five cent coin bill. Removal of political disabilities debated for Asa Rogers Vaughan. Resolutions urge Madrid correspondence. Army appropriation amendments discussed. House passes bridges bill for Ohio River and Missouri river bonds. Rock Island rapids funding debated. Lincoln statue contract approved. Kansas war claims and Indian treaties heated. Grant administration resignations and Cuba affair noted. Supreme Court declares Floyd acceptances illegal.
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Washinggton
Senate
Bayard
Delaware
Boreman
West Virginia
Conness
Asa Rogers
Trumbull
Ferry
Grant and Colfax Club
Richmond
Rogers
South
Messrs. Sawyer
Conkling
Nye
Virginia
Frelinghuysen
Schofield
Stoneman
Canness
Bumner
Committee On Foreign Relations
Canada
State Department
United State
Secretary of Legation
Madrid
United States
Morrill
Wilson
House
Tennessere and Coosa Railroad Company
Cook
Ohio River
Secretary of War
Ohio
Judd
Pacific Railroads
Logan
Gen. Lee
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Schenck
Butler
Massachusetts
Spalding
Brooks
Teust
Treasury Department
Price
Rock Island Rapids
Freedmen’s Bureau
Kelsey
New York
The
Herald
General van Allen
General Grant
van Allen
Congress
Grant
Spain
Blaine
General Eckley
Stewart
Republican Party
Supreme Court of the United States
Russell, Majors & Co
Floyd
Maryland
Bronson
Rrant
Sherman
Hineton
D. C
Supreme Court
Board of Supervisors
Ine County
Iowa
United Suites Ae
Evans Rogers
Tudament
Circuit Court of Northern Illinogis
County of
Lee
Lowa
Clem murder trial verdict and related crimes
In Indianapolis the Clem murder trial closed with a guilty verdict of murder in the first degree and a life sentence for Nancy E. Clem. The judge’s charge is seen as strong for the State. Also in Newburyport Leonard Choate faced fifteen charges of arson, pleading not guilty. A Pulaski incident reports a white soldier assaulting a 13 year old girl. a Black guard ended the suspect’s escape and the officer was criticized but disciplined.
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Clem
Leonard Choate
Indianapolis
Newburyport
Mass
West
Nashville
Pulaski
Col. Gamble
Vanderbilt Triumph Holds Ferry Supplies Route
New York March 1 Postmaster Kelly authorizes steamer mail to California and the West Coast until the 11th and 21st inst. C D Robinson a stock broker who fled with bonds and funds returned to his office. Vanderbilt forced railroads to restore old freight rates to Chicago today.
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Vanderbilt
NewWy York
Kelly
California
Fortis
D. Robinson
Anderbilt
Sportation
Erie
Pennsylvania Central
Chicago
Market Report Echoes March Stagnation And Shifts
A Chicago and New York market summary shows mixed moves across stocks and commodities. Government bonds opened strong then slid on House Senate dispute. railroad shares fluctuated with hopes of settlement. grains mark modest gains with spring wheat and corn in play. pork and lard firming while beef and bacon hold steady. Cotton dull in New York. Milwaukee and St Louis markets note steady grain with quiet cash pork and live stock activity.
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Senate
Odie Et RaiLway
Timothy Xv
Chicago Packing and Provisional Co
New York
Beeves
Ing ' Tsar
Lalgce
Bute
Western
Du'l
Bux
Havana
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Anos Green
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