Boston Post notes quirky arts and diplomacy rumors
A jumble of items reports Balin courting Yon for Boston, Palme in France, Dan Rice’s circus tied up for debt, Perkins writing for Daly and Harper, Opdyke secured for the Centennial, and other scattered society and political curiosities. The piece mentions a Napoleon portrait sale, royal engagements, and various political jokes from Ohio and Massachusetts papers.
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Balin
Boston
London
Storra
Budlngton
Beecher
Forrey's Press
Maria Loutee
Belgium
Ferdinand
Saxony
Schmidt
University of Athens
Bayard Taylor
Europe
Ditroit Free Press
Alexis A. de Perwinoff
Omaha
Orton
Anson Stager
Union Telegraph Company
Vermont
God in the Constitution lecture sparks voting rights debate
Ma Panzer Pitissarr cited Mrs Stanton and her husband with five sons, noting the coachman could vote with them while Mrs Stanton cannot. The remark illustrates the law of compensation and the enduring puzzle of voting rights in constitutional context.
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Ma. Panzer Pitissarr
Mra. Stanton
Mr. Stanton
Sirs Stanton
Inflation talk and electoral reform loom in Washington dispatches
A Washington dispatch to the Chicago Journal reports inflationists delaying a country address until after a Senate vote on the veto. Speaker Blaine seeks a compromise while Eastern and Western Republicans clash over timing. The New York Sun notes a Senate Privileges and Elections committee plan for a constitutional amendment to elect the president by districts plus two statewide votes, with a tribunal to settle disputes.
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Washington
Chicago Journal
Senate
Blaine
Benatora
Senate Finance Committee
New York
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
United States
Morton
Payment and banking restrictions cited in federal statute
The text states that United States notes may be paid in coin on presentation and that half of all custom duties may be paid in such notes. It also notes Section 6 prohibiting national banks from paying interest to other national banks on deposits, except when acting as redeeming agents, and only to the reserve amount authorized by law.
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Jupee Poaxp
Vermont
United States
Gov
Protestant Doctrinal Dissent Sparks Chicago Trial Debate
The Chicago scene centers on Prok Swing facing charges of heresy linked to his broad views on creed and church doctrine. Preached May 4 will determine if he is acquitted or disciplined, as other clergy urge doubt, tolerance, and reform in religion across the city.
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Prok Swing
Chicago
Herltic
Pattan
Presbyterian Church
Alt
Patton
Ewing
Duncan
Swing
Fathers
Chrissa
Thomas
Hilmer
Bartlett
Captain Beaumont at Joliet Penitentiary
A dispatch from Joliet reports Captain Beaumont of the Canadian Government is at the Illinois State Penitentiary as a visiting official. He seeks practical knowledge of prison management as Canada plans a new Toronto prison with him in a high official role. The move is seen as a compliment to Illinois Penitentiary administration.
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Joliet
Chicago
Beaumont
Illinois
Ilinois State Penitentiary
United States
Toronto
Senate Finance Committee Advances Fresh Finance Bill
The Senate Finance Committee hastily matures a new finance bill. It retains parts of the original bill and adds provisions for free banking and specie redemption. It proposes retiring forty percent of legat tendere in proportion to banking currency growth, aiming to shrink greenbacks to 300,000 dollars and considers a three to four year timeline to resume specie payments.
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Europe
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Congress Faces Tentative Accord On Compromise Measure
The financial mood in Congress improves with hints of a compromise acceptable to all sides. Expansionists plan to wait a few days for overtures and may propose a bill if no action occurs, hoping for the President's approval.
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Congress
Senator Boutwell Weighs Sanborn Inquiry Enddate
Senator Boutwell signals he will submit his views to the Committee of Ways and Means in the Sanborn matter. After his testimony the Sanborn inquiry is expected to conclude.
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Boutwell
Committee of Ways and Means
Sanborn
Resumption of specie payments after currency reform debated
A correspondent argues that inflation is bad but resumption is equally objectionable. Until currency is on a specie basis or redeemable in gold, business will stay unsettled. A fixed day of redemption would aid debtors and creditors, but must be reasonably remote to avoid revulsion. The piece notes Republican support for sound money and speculates on a three year path to specie resumption.
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San Juan del Rio
Brasades
New York
Commonwealth of Virginia
Besse
Auburn
Ane Exchange
Lord Spencer
England
Delos QO. Waley
Ch'gao
Danile
California
Brooklyn Ryus
Spain
Carlisle
Swift
Esichera
Rockford
Minois
D. Tkins
Ja. Henry
Boston
Jerusalem
Mount St. Gothard
Germany
Italy
Ah-Kow
San Francco
Werhington
Petrolia
Massachusetts
Congress
Treasury
Qatar
Ourrency
Tcare
Geneane
Debate on veto message and Sumner dispute in Senate
Discussion in the Senate on the veto, with Thurman urging bill disposal and a call to restore sound currency, while Edmunds defends executive duties. Tourwan references Sumner’s corpse to attack San Domingo foes. Howe and Anthony deny Sumner’s removal tied to the treaty, praising Sumner’s integrity and the confidential nature of his unpublished speech.
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Senate
Thurman
Andrew Jackson
Congress
Edmunds
Tourwan
Sumner
Foreign Relations Committee
San Domingo
Howe
Massachusetts
Anthony
Arkansas Case Reopens in Washington Dispute
Reports from Washington say Arkansas authorities again discuss the Baxter case. Both governors have applied for troops. The President has referred the paper to the Attorney General, who supports Baxter’s claims. It is believed the President will follow the Arkansas Legislature’s decision and the Attorney General’s advice.
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Washington
Arkansas
Baxter
Eastern Capitalists Provoke Yet Prove Handy Figures
A notice remarks that Eastern Capitalists are seen as outrageous by some inflation organs, yet they are often convenient to have nearby in various situations. The comment frames a paradoxical view of their utility despite the critical language.
Tax intimate reshapes claims on Secretary Richardson
Friends of Secretary Richardson say reports he will join the Court of Claims are unfounded and that if he leaves the Treasury he plans to enter banking in Paris.
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Richardson
Court of Claims
Treasury
Lisa Banking
Paris
Two MEF branches may unite after historic rift in church
The Southern Methodists meet in Louisville for a pivotal general conference as cordial relations with the northern M E Church deepen. Delegates include Gen. C. B. Fisk and Bishop E S James. observers hope for organic union and end to sectional barbs, with broad national impact.
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St. Louis
General Conference
MEF
Church, South
Louisville
Thinoits
Kansas
Pacific Coast
United States
M. E Church
John Wesley
Andrews
M. E
Brooklyn
Ley
Deeal
C. B. Fisk
James
M.E Church
MM. E. Church
South
Burr the Grand Rapids publisher and a comic revival tale
In western Michigan the colorful Burr ran a sparsely published paper from Grand Rapids, faced lawsuits, and mocked threats. A religious revival led Burr to attend prayers, but a clergyman’s mishap triggered his comic retreat as he joked he could whip him in two minutes.
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Detroit
Grand Rapids
Burr
Hic
Doyn Atairs
Rochefort’s notoriety unsettles Paris and America
A Paris dispatch describes Rochefort as a restless firebrand who incited Parisian arson and remains highly unpopular. The piece notes his possible lectures in the Americas would anger Americans and French alike, while suggesting his public reappearance could renew attention to his controversial fame.
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Rochefort
Paris
New York Times
Lanternier
America
Jules Bimone
Jules Tracy
Jules Favre
Joes Picad
Jules Gambetta
Jules
Ani Siates
France
Sermons of Elder Knuapp A Week in Review
A Galaxy writer lists Elder Knuapp's sermons for a single week with topics on the devil, divine justice, hell and goodness. The notes include Dan Claussen, daughter of a Galens merchant, who died after leaping from a loft.
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Knuapp
Teday
Hell
Knapp
A Hiss Claussen
Galens
Narrative of Jo Johnston Civil War memoir review
The piece reviews Gen. Jo Johnston’s new Civil War memoir A Narrative of Military operations directed during the Late War Between the United States. It outlines his switch from U S Army quartermaster to Confederate brigadier general, his Harper’s Ferry command, supply struggles, and Bull Run explanations. It defends his judgments on Washington, Lee’s campaigns, and Southern loyalty while noting a plain, homespun writing style.
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Lee
Virginia
Confederacy
Davis
Harper's Erry
Bull Run
Afanassas
Washington
Johnson
United States
Potomac
Harper’s Ferry
Pope
Jackson
Ewell
Fremont
Banks
Shields
Chancellorsville
Ouraoil
Sharpsburg
Gettysburg
Longstreet
The Political Situation in New Hampshire and Connecticut
Harper’s Weekly notes that spring election results in New Hampshire and Connecticut show Republican defeats with limited Democratic gains. It argues the Democratic party does not rally, while Republican discontent persists, blaming inflation measures and party leadership. It urges President action to purge corruption and restore party reform.
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Harper's Weekly
New Hampshire
Connecticut
All Nation
Connecicut
Credit Mobilier
Louisiana
South Carolina
Republican Party
General Butler
Air
Cameron
Congress
Morton
Blr
Butler
Republican Congress
Conpresa
Simmons
Boston Custom House
Massachusetts
Shold
Salaries of the Female Clerks at Washington
A proviso to the appropriation bill in a thin House abolishes the female clerk class in the Treasury, moving those workers to the $1,200 grade. Debate rages over equity and the risk of crowding out women by politically connected men, with disputes over whether $900 to $1,800 salaries reflect value.
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Washington
Washington Dispatch
New York Tribune
Treasury Department
Treasury
Napoleons Heart Mystery at St Helens Ends in Rat Theft
An English physician guarded Napoleon the Great's heart kept in a silver basin at St Helens. Night sounds frightened him as a rustle and a sudden plunge occurred, with a huge rat dragging the relic away, leaving the heart’s grand ambition unfulfilled.
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Napoleon the Great
St. Helens
Europe
Imperis Casar
Supreme Court Portrait: A Curious Campfire of Old Justices
A fragmentary reminiscence portrays the Supreme Court era with Chief Justice and colleagues. It recalls the humane, amiable bench, political shadows, and the rich personalities surrounding Lincoln era law, authors Nicolay Hay and John Hay shaping a biographical vision.
Ancient Hebrew Ladies Dress Echoes Solomon Era
The article notes that modern styles echo Solomon era dress with similar mantles belts and clasps. It describes garments, trains, camel hair shawls, embroidered mantles, hair styling, and paint on the Solomon women. Jewelry includes bracelets, pearls, rings, and gold around the neck.
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Solomon
Greece
Janes
Deborah
Lemuel
Job
Isaiah
Lookout Mountain Battle Above the Clouds Recalled
Edward King recalls scaling Lookout Mountain amid rain and mist, describing the limestone ledges, red sandstone soil, towering pines, and a dramatic view of the valley below the Tennessee edge. The essence of the battlefield remains vivid as storms clear the mist briefly.
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Europe
Lookout Mountain
Tennessee
Edward King
Fragmented Note on Seeming Perils and Distances
A garbled excerpt discusses placing a stillow candle in a gun and firing a musket ball into water with minimal injury, a casket bell through a seal hole without cracking glass, and a thread’s negligible effect. Dr Jamieson and distant sermons are oddly referenced amid overheard conversations and a mother hearing her child on a Nile voyage.
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Arctic
Debates on Gold Resumption and Contraction Policy
A 19th century financial commentary questions gold resumption and contraction risks. It weighs debt payments, the effect of harder gold access on debt, and the need for prudent legislation. The piece warns against abrupt policy, notes the role of young business leaders, and calls for public discussion and possible tax measures.
German Vatican Memoir Sparks Watchful Press Rumors
The Presse of Vienne reports a memorandum by Count Arnim from June 17, 1870, during his Prussian Vatican mission. It discusses infallibility and hints a German bid to publish, denied by the Emperor at Bismarck’s urging, noting tension with the German chancellor. The memo warns of church state conflict and Rome’s power.
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Presse of
Vienne
Count Arnin
Prussia
Vatican
Bismarck
Count Arnim
Rome
Roma
Roms A
Secord
Pier Council
Vatican Council
Mental Peculiarities As Seen By A Doctor Of Medicine
A meeting of the Academy of Medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons featured D. Tilden Brown presenting a paper on Mental Peculiarities. The discussion distinguished eccentricity from insanity and noted how unbalanced minds, absent mindedness, and persistent scheming affect private life and careers with examples and cautious conclusions.
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Emy of Medicine
College of Physicians and Surgeons
D. Tilden Brown
Sch
Tribune
Farmer Assigns Son to Colour Code Cart Boards
An elderly farmer employs his son Pat on the farm and trains him to repair misplaced cart boards. To curb mixups he marks the front board with a B for before and the tailboard with a f for behind, then demonstrates the system to Pat before ending the lesson.
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Erin
Pat
Hazen Letter Sparks Denial From General Will
Fragmented text references General Hazen and a letter to the New York Tribune about a transcontinental railroad line. It notes a denial from General Will and mentions contrasting depictions, but the readable content is garbled and lacks clear facts. The item reads as a historical garble with no definite dates or places.
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Hazen
New York Tribune
Elabo
Pacific Railroad
Maisie
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