Bill to pay Union soldiers equal with bondholders in gold
Congressman J B Weaver of Iowa introduces a House bill to compensate veterans by paying the difference between the currency they received during the war and coin value in gold. The plan uses United States notes and includes 6 percent interest from discharge to payment. Critics say moneyed interests will block it.
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House of Representatives
United States
Weaver
Congress
Bixth
Iowa
Union
Coim
Georgia’s Stephens Endorses Grant for President
Alexander H. Stephens argues the South could favor Grant over Tilden or Haven and urges a Grant ticket in the 19th century. He presents himself as a Jeffersonian Democrat while pressing for a third-term idea, noting Jefferson’s cautions against third terms and rotation in office.
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Alexander H. Stephens
Georgia
Congress
Confederacy
South
Grant
Tilden
Haven
United States
Sinver Stars
Stephens
Jefferson
State Board of Education Keeps Textbooks Unchanged in Carson
The State Board of Education met in Carson this week to decide on changing public school textbooks. It chose to keep overall books the same, altering only the readers from the Sheldon to the Appleton series, a change opposed by Sessions.
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State Board of Education
Carson
Kinkead
Public Instructions
Sessions
Hatch
Coroner’s jury blames miscue and speed for Union accident
The coroner’s jury for the Union accident in Virginia City blames a momentary engineer lapse and a faulty indicator, noting the engine ran at an unsafe rate while workers were hoisted. It cites out of service tags and improper orders from the Chief Engineer as key faults. The piece also notes a series of political and financial items from New Orleans and beyond, including executions and banking legislation, famine in Upper Silesia, mint output, Senator Jones’s arrival, and German emigration totals.
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Virginia City
New Orleans
Ongan
Republican Campaign Committee
Delta
Dave Armstrong
R. B. Brown
Puck
Thatdense Committee On Banking and Currency
Uisen
San Franesco
Upper Silesia
Saxony
Philadelphia
Jones
Nevada
New York City
Senate
Castle Garden
Elko Shooting Reported Amid Barroom Clash
An Elko shooting described in the Independent recounts a barroom fight between Smith and Hill at the Bank Exchange. A pistol discharged, wounding Hill as Smith and Hill grappled, with a second shot driving them apart. The wound is not expected to be fatal.
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Smith
Hill
Jill
Charley Drum
Bram
Hull
Naval
SPECIAL LOCALS ON HEALTH REMINDERS AND LOCAL SALES
The death rate is rising with warnings about cold weather and lung trouble. Bozenau’s German Syrup is praised as a top remedy with millions sold last year. Shiloh’s Consumption Cure is advertised as a fast cough remedy with guarantees. Jewelry sale ads and a dentist leaving town for two months are noted.
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Boschen
Svante
Bosenau
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