Indiana quarrels over quorum to ratify Fifteenth Amendment
The Weekly Whig reports Democratic attempts to disrupt the Indiana Legislature to block the Constitutional Amendment. It details resignations to break a quorum, Senate ratification by 54 to 0, and House absences, with legal questions about quorum and whether resignations reduce membership. The piece defends the Senate action and condemns Democratic tactics as disorganizing, urging readers to view the episode as overreach. It also discusses English press reaction to Sumner and the Alabama claims, framing Democratic allies as distorting Republican principles.
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Indiana
Senate
House
Congress
Supreme Court
Senator Sumner on Alabama Claims Stirs England
The speech by Senator Sumner on the Alabama claims triggers strong reactions in England, seen as a defiant but logically grounded statement by Americans. English presses run editorials as the treaty faces near-unanimous Senate rejection.
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England
Alabama
Clalus
Summer
United States Senate
Sumner
America
Imperialist newspaper and Democratic press feud
The Imperialist publication gains notoriety by advocating monarchy while Democratic journals retort that it echoes old Democratic wartime arguments. The piece notes Copperhead editors manipulate fear to misrepresent the Republican party and promote imperial slogans through sensational styling.
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New York
Copperhead
Imperialist
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Southern Commercial Conventions and Northern Influence
Southern Commercial Conventions drive regional trade talks in New Orleans with plans to remove Mississippi River obstructions and improve navigation. The piece notes rising Northern competition and urges unified, broad-based Western and Southern cooperation to broaden commercial influence and economic growth across the Union.
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South
Mississippi
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley and the Lakes
Boards of Trade
Chicago
Ohio
Memphis
Mississippi Valley
West
St. Louis
New York
The New City Charter Pamphlet Debate
A pamphlet claiming to consolidate Quincy’s city charter is before us. It omits effective date and voting plan, though rumor says the council will fix a vote date. We note no publication by order of the City Council and question extensive circulation via newspapers.
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Quincy
Provisions of the proposed act explained for readers
The article offers a nonpartisan synopsis of the new act’s provisions for those who will not receive the pamphlet. It notes many changes, some radical, and urges readers to study the measure to understand its impact before voting, without expressing opinions on merit versus the present charter.
Chicago Times protests presidential inquiry into Georgia outrages
The Chicago Times argues the President overstepped by directing a military inquiry into alleged Georgia outrages. It claims Georgia is a state within the Union and questions the President’s authority, suggesting the probe may confirm the charges.
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Tre
Chicago Times
Georgia
Union
Reverdy Johnson Declines Dinner After Political Rift
Reverdy Johnson declines a dinner invitation amid a swell of discontent over President Grant’s removal of him from the England post. The noted figure eschews a postprandial speech yet pours out a nationwide critique via a letter to the English people, sparking renewed controversy.
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Reverdy Johnson
Corporation of
Southampton
Grant
England
Republican Spirit in Europe and Navy Department Rumbles
The piece notes a feeble monarchist surge in Spain amid a broader Republican current in Europe. It mentions a rumored plot to crown Moscow as head of a Slavic republic with Wilna and Kiev as federal dependencies. It also reports tensions in Washington over Admiral Porter signing Navy Department orders versus Secretary Borie’s authority, suggesting his resignation.
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Europe
Spain
Moscow
Wilna
Kieves
Washington
Admiral Porter
Navy Department
Borie
Spain faces possible civil war as Cortes favor Regency
A civil war is believed imminent in Spain and to ward it off most of the Cortes are reported willing to accept a Regency, signaling a shift in royal authority and parliamentary compromise.
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Spain
Arrangements Made for France Belgium Conference in Paris
Arrangements for a conference between France and Belgium have been completed and the meeting will be held in Paris on an early date. The talks aim to discuss diplomatic relations and regional cooperation.
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NTS
France
Belgium
Paris
New Castle Builds New Whipping Post and Pillory
The Wilmington Commercial reports Delaware jail officials will erect a new whipping post and pillory at New Castle due to the dilapidated condition of the old apparatus. The structure will include an elevated observatory to view prisoners and surroundings and is to be completed by the coming week for the first Saturday of the next term.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
New Castle
Spain Secures Ally with Cubs to Counter Filibusters
The Spanish Government has secured an ally in Cubs that will likely aid in protecting against filibusters, dubbed Yellow Jack. The move aims to bolster legislative protection and defense strategies amid political maneuvering.
Porto Rico Revolt Fear Amid Spanish Rule
Advices report belief of a violent revolution underway in Porto Rico against the Spanish Government. The vomito is also raging.
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Porto Rico
Steamer Grapeshot Detained by Secretary Fish Order
The steamer Grapeshot, sailing from New York with filibuster sympathizers bound for Cuba, is reported detained at Beaufort by order of Secretary Fish at the urging of the Spanish Minister.
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New York
Cuba
Beaufort
Fish
Revenue marine proposed on rivers to curb frauds
It is proposed to place a revenue marine consisting of swift and powerful steam tugs on the principal rivers to prevent whisky and tobacco frauds, which are believed to be carried on to an enormous extent.
South American Reports Conflict Over McMahon Arrival
Advices from South America dispute the claim that General McMahon, Britain’s minister to Paraguay, reached Asuncion and were detained by force by Lopez. The conflicting reports question his status and location amid tensions between Paraguay and foreign envoys.
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South America
McMahon
Paraguay
Asuncion
Lopez
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Opens Inland Route
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad completed a line via Rock Island and Des Moines Iowa with trains soon running between Council Bluffs and Chicago.
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Roc Island
Des Moines
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
New West travel book noted by Chas L Brace
The travel writer Chas L Brace has released a Western travel work titled The New West. The piece also lists incomes of several New York solid men led by William B Astor at 1,079,212 dollars and notes W Seward has bought Thurlow Weed’s stake in the New York Commercial Advertiser to take over its editorial direction.
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Chas. L. Brace
Europe
New West
New York
Wm. B. Astor
H. T.humbold
James Sampson
Henry D. Haight
C. H. Rrison
Board of Directors Meets in Cincinnati Session
The Board of Directors and several members of the Western Associated Press met in Cincinnati today to discuss organization business and will remain in session through tomorrow.
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Cincinnati
Western Associated Press
Global Banking Collapse Shocks Markets May 17
The German banking firm Schepeler & Co fails amid vast operations in petroleum, provisions, and metal trades. A surge of gold sales and unsettled bills prompt losses, with London and continental credits in jeopardy. European markets await impact as U S brokers brace for spillover.
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New Yor U K
Schepeler, & Co
London
Antwerp
Bremen
Frankfort
Schepeler
Europe
Remarkable Funeral Tale of a Cat in Coffin
A New York Star report recalls the death of Jane Simmons from a lingering illness on J King Street. Her cat Tab had long watched over her, even bringing a pigeon to the bed. At the funeral, strange noises led to opening the coffin, revealing Tab’s body beneath the lid, evidently smothered during a final distress.
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New York Star
Puss
Tab
Old Tab
Maplewood High School closing exercises mark second year success
The Maplewood High School closing exercises celebrated the second year with a May Queen ceremony. Rev. Mr. Hunting of Quincy spoke, and speeches recapped progress while all shared a plentiful spread. The school, built at nearly $25,000 with modern improvements, now serves over 500 students and plans include larger rooms for next fall with Prof Hall staying on. Wheat and crops look promising as farmers anticipate a bountiful harvest in favorable spring conditions.
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Maplewood High School
Caup
S.F. Hall
Princeton
Ill
Johin
Prof Hall
Railroad Upgrades and Work Plans Across Plains
A bulletin of railroad news notes Orcut Knapp winning a $6,700 per mile contract for 26 miles of the St Joseph and Denver line to Hiawatha Kansas with aims to reach the 100th meridian by July and have the line ready to the junction with the Kansas Pacific by October. It also reports Austrian interest in adopting American rail standards in Turkey, Peoria on Hannibal line to Rushville by June 10, 80 new freight cars for Hannibal and St Joseph, and rapid track work projected for the Denver line with Gen. Casement and President Perry pushing completion to Denver and beyond.
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St. Joseph and
Denver
Troy
Hiawatha
Kansas
Messrs. Orcut
Knapp
100Th Meridian
Sulta
Tomerica
Pacific Railroad
Turkey
Peoria
Hannibal
Rushville
Hannibal and
St. Joseph
Pacific
Cheyenne
Casement
Union Pacific
The
Colorado Tribune
Perry
Kansas Pacific Road
Derver
Western Items Mixed News From Omaha And Kansas
A pair of railroad men in Omaha were robbed late Thursday night with losses of 3400 and 250 dollars. In Atchison grasshoppers raid gardens and fields along the river corridor. An infant’s floating nude body was found in the river near Atchison. Boys on Commercial Street tossed sticks for a dog to retrieve the body. A Kansas horse owner, Mr. Hazen of Leavenworth, was jolted when a sulky struck by a cyclist caused a severe head wound and car damage as the horse bolted toward the levee.
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Express Company
Howard
New York
Irving Bank
Corn-Exchange Bank
Massachusetts Legislative
Boston
Drew
Hardford and Erie Railroad
Society OF the Cincinnati
Baltimore
Barnum’s Hotel
Hamilton Fish
Motley
J. Lathrop ‘Motley
England
Cuba
Delaware Bay
Harvard University
Chas.g. Elliot
Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw
Preoriaa
Ill
Hollis
Omaha
Atchison
Severs
Commercial Street
Mr. Hazen
Leaverworth
Kansas
Vindication of Barbara Fritchie Legend in Frederick Tale
A Frederick City correspondent asserts Barbara Fritchie was a real figure who waved the Stars and Stripes at Jackson’s troops from her West Patrick Street home. He recalls Jackson bowing to the flag and orders to shoot being refused, a tale long told in the community with no contradictions.
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Frederick City
Carro Creek
Jackson Himsel
Frederick
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Rockwood & Rollins
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Southern Branch
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Junction City
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Barbara Fritchie
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