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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1876

Page

2

Congressional anti third term vote tally and resignations

The article lists homes of Congress members who opposed the anti third term resolution recently adopted in the United States House. It notes a 32 vote in favor and mentions Supervisor McDonald’s replacement by TorreN and a letter to the President about a suspension of the transfer order. It also covers Bristow, Gholson G Russell, and an interview in Chicago with a confession related to whisky frauds.

Tme United States House of Representatives Bradley Denledn Haralson Hoge Hubbell Hymas Alrxixpen P. ‘Torren Internal Revenue St. “Oula McDonald's Babcock WaAsamaron Apectars Gholson G Russell Chicago Bristow

Multi-Event Visitor Gathering and Trials Reported in Philadelphia

A large Washington group including President and Mrs. Grant and Cabinet members arrived in Philadelphia to tour Centennial buildings. Moody and Sankey held meetings on the 19th. The Thomas W. Piper murder trial in Boston ended in a jury deadlock. A Providence tool firm suspension followed the Providence Tool Company's troubles. A hang event in New York led to a dangerous execution contortion with the knot loosening before final strangulation. Various church matters, weather notes, and market quotations are noted, alongside political and organizational updates from Massachusetts to Michigan.

Washington Grant Thomas W. Piper Boston Mabel Young Greene & Cranston Providence R& L Providence Tool Company Tool Company New York City Plymouth Church Brooklyn Weat Shearman Beecher Thomas J. Tilney Tizxax W. Loxorznow Philadelphia John G. Whittier

Robbery on US Express car near Ferruson and Jennings

On the morning of the 18th two or three masked men boarded the United States Express car en route to St Louis between Ferruson and Jennings. They entered a large packing box, escaped with the box's contents and robbed riders of between $10,000 and $30,000 in money and valuables.

Baxway United States Express St. Louis Kansas City & Northern Ferruson Jennings D. Ross & Co Detroit Alich LinkHitles Arixg Little Rock Ark Wth Gazette Burpicn Milwaukee Milwanukes Philip Welmer John &. Taft George Reynolds Salt Lake White Reynolds Witneis Etd T. Lyle Dickey Chicago Supreme Court of the

Explosion suspect Thomassey dies from injuries after Bremer Haven blast

The man arrested for the Bremer Haven docks dynamite explosion died from injuries on the morning of the 16th. He had claimed his name was William King Thompson, a Brooklyn native who supported the Confederacy in the war and later operated an infernal device to ruin ships. Police noted his confession and the broader wartime and postwar disturbances reported across Europe, including arrests and protests in Montreal, and German and Italian dispatches detailing ongoing conflicts and political shifts.

Thomassey Bremer Haven William King Thompson Brooklyn N.Y Germany Accorpixa London Peru Ragusa Bosnia Turkey Herzegoviniana Roe Italy Montreal Canada Lawton & Hay Lordon Liverpool Southampton England Saller Thompson Arecibo Porto Rico

Resolution Offered in Senate By Kamands Amid Privileges Debate

A fragmentary record notes a resolution offered in the Senate on the 17th by Mr Kamands. It refers the matter to privileges and elections committees and mentions a pending selection for a president pro tempore. The text is garbled with missing words and unclear references to Milk, Oak, and Benais.

Kamands Tibet Sogalne

Congress Adjourns After Heated Debates And House Committees Appointed

Debates mark openings of January session with votes on pensions and executive power. Bills listed include repealing Aunties on tens and tobacco, adjusting death pensions, and transferring Indian Hurcan to the War Department. Senate credentials for Robert Marr noted. Thomas Farry briefly named President of the Senate. House only announced regular committees. Adjournments set for January 9.

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Recent Missouri Express Robbery Aboard Train Car

A St. Louis special reports an early morning express car robbery aboard the St. Louis Kansas City and Northern rail line about 25 miles above the city. Masked robbers freed messenger Charles Kincaid, opened the chest, took packages, and escaped. the safe contents total about $12,000 with estimates as high as $20,000. The robbers secured the door with a partially loosened chain and escaped after thrusting Kincaid into the car trunk.

St. Louis United States Kansas City Kincaid Mexico St. Charles

Tweed's Property and Possible Civil Reach of Holdings

A Sun reporter spoke with a source on the Tweed, Sweeney, and Connolly suits. The informant said no compromise proposals are pending except a past offer tied to Connolly delivering $1,000,000 in bonds, which Charles O Conor opposed as a warning to thieves. He estimated Tweed’s current worth at about $2,000,000, with much property already disposed of or foreclosed on mortgages.

Sun Tweed Sweeney Connolly Ludlow Street United States Wheeler Peckham Charles O'Conor Wes O'Conor Lila Dee

Rat Hunting Snakes in a Dumfries Visit

A Dumfries visitor complained of a rat infested Beverly cellar. Mr Henry used a hollow box to release a three and a half foot garter snake. The snake hunted rats, locating every rat hole and killing many. Henry plans to train more snakes to help neighbors.

Dumftries Beverly Heary Dumfries Henry Gentiensa Famner Bri Nenry

The Sorrows of Mourning in Fashion Etiquette

A reformist piece criticizes mourning customs chaired by fashion and etiquette. It denounces social restraints that ban outdoor activity and amusements, demand heavy veils and dreary wardrobes, and force mourners into tedious etiquette details. The author asks why Americans tolerate such cruel norms and urges common sense to prevail.

Lfume Journal Globe

Advice on postal etiquette and a Pittsfield illness

A letter-writers guide warns against asking questions by postal-card to avoid postage costs and improper etiquette. Separately, about twenty Pittsfield students fell ill with a throat and lung disease after a greenpainted classroom, four deaths reported, likely linked to indoor cold conditions.

Post Anxiom Pittsfield

National Cheap Transportation Convention Resolutions

A Chicago gathering of the National Cheap Transportation Convention produced long resolutions urging a cheaper, government-assisted transport system. Key points advocate expanding rail and water routes, curbing rail consolidation, creating a Department of Internal Commerce, and building a freight railway from the West to the Atlantic. They call for state laws to regulate railroads, ensure fair carrier rates, and boost transcontinental commerce to nationwide prosperity.

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Joint committee urged for mutual access to canals

The report from a United States Senate Committee urges cooperation with Canada. It supports notifying a joint commission to study terms for mutual free use of canals and inland waters by citizens of both nations. The proposal ties to canal expansion from the St. Lawrence to Lake Champlain and across the Canadian canals, aiming to ease west to east transportation.

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PERSONAL AND LITERARY NOTES FROM OLD NEWSPAPER

The column recounts William Lloyd Garrison marking a semi centennial in Newburyport Massachusetts by setting type on the Herald. It also notes a funeral message read from Edward II. Stokes’s son in Sing Sing, a tale of Dr Armitage as officiant, and a quip about Mayor P T Barnum and his wife living with neighbors in Bridgeport. Margaret Astor Chanler, granddaughter of Gillian B Astor, attends her grandfather’s funeral after inheriting 5 million dollars plus property. The piece ends with a NY Tribune writer proposing four etymologies for summing submarine cable terms from gram to telegram style roots.

William Lloyd Garrison Newburyport Muass Herald Edward II. Stokes Jin’Fisk, Jr Sing Bing Dr. Armitage P.T. Barnum Bridgeport Conn George Welly Barnum Mrs. Barnum Margaret Astor Chanler Yeang Gillian B. Astor New York Chanler Astor New York, Tribune Lnpatch Pontos Deep Sea Ichiard Grantje

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