Terrible cyclone devastates Oakville village Indiana
A deadly cyclone wrecked Oakville Indiana wiping out most buildings and killing four residents Anna Dearmanad not found near Johnson and Himes among the dead. Thirty plus wounded, farms and mills reduced to rubble as survivors seek shelter and aid. The storm left the area in snow and cold, with families seeking food and clothing. The loss includes J Re & Co saw mill and livestock casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morcrm, Inc
Oakville
Anna Dearmaonad
C. C. Johnsson
Chas. Brown
Susie Himes
Grother
Brown
Johnson
Himes
J. Re& Co
James
Middletown
Mr. Sanders
Adie Eearenes
Luray
William Lines
William Frank
Bill to retire trade dollar passes house
The House approved a bill to redeem all trade dollars at par and not alter silver dollar coinage. A late fight over the fourth section failed. Trade dollars will be coined into standard silver dollars as received at U S mints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasurscox
House
United States
Mystery death in St. Louis at Laclede Hotel
A woman registered as Mrs. Radcliffe of Kansas City is found dead in her room at the Laclede Hotel. A druggist's box with powder, likely arsenic, lies on the table. About fifty, well dressed, no identification or money found. An inquest is scheduled for tomorrow.
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St. Louis
Laclede Hotel
Radcliffe
Kansas City
Bismarck Celebrates Sixty Ninth Birthday
Bret April 1 Prince Bismarck received hundreds of dispatches congratulating him on his sixty ninth birthday. The emperor sent his aide and other royal figures visited the chancellor to pay respects. April 2 Commander Coffin sails to Washington to assume command of the Alert in the Greeley relief expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Bret
Prince Bismarck
Lan Furanscisco
Coffin
United States Navy
Washington
California Tragedy Burns Tailor in Frenzied Attack
San Francisco taleor Joseph Wislu a wounded cousin John Wisluzie in a fit this morning then turned the weapon on himself. Financial troubles are cited as the cause of the alleged insanity. Both men are in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Francisco
Joseph Wislua
John Wisluzie
Russia pleads for grain elevator concession held in doubt
St Peterssoure April 1 The final decision on introducing grain elevators into Russia by Russian French and American capitalists is postponed though the empire council voted in favor of the disposal.
Trade Dollar Bill Amendment Proposed on Coin Redenomination
A proposed amendment to the trade dollar bill by Senator fas would require that all redeemed coins be issued as halves and quarters weighing half and quarter of 412 grains and remain legal tender for all sums. The plan aims to redefine the coin’s composition and value while preserving its circulation status.
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Fas
New York Fish Exhibition Opens at Fulton Market
The annual New York Fish Exhibition opened at Fulton Market with a notable display of white fish one year old, the first ever raised in confinement and bred by the United States Fish Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorks
Fulton Market
United States Fish Commission
Trichinosis Case in Germany Traced to American Park
Bern reports Professor Virchow after careful inquiry authenticates only one case of trichinosis in Germany. The sole case is of doubtful origin and traced to the American park as the probable source.
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Bern
Virchow
Germany
American Park
Riot in Cincinnati Ends After Jail Attack
Cincinnati reports no renewed mob attack since Sunday night. Troops departed except Seventeenth and Fifth Regiments. Court-house fortified, jail converted to barracks, kitchen and chapel repurposed for daily rations and dining. Main street business resumes as riots cease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Kelly
Sycamore
East Court
Main Street
Mount Auburn
Adjusting Postmasters Salaries Opens Yearly Readjustment
Washington April 2 The Post Office Department begins the annual readjustment of postmasters salaries for the next fiscal year. 2405 presidential postmasters will be adjusted based on the quarter ending March 31, effective July 1. The department will review claims for readjustment of salaries between 1864 and 1874 under the March 3 1883 act, sending circular letters to former postmasters or their heirs. Progress hinges on Congress funding for at least twenty more clerks as there are thousands of claims spanning one to ten years and an estimated $50,000,000 needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WasainctTon
Post Office Department
Department
Congress
Gold and Silver in the Treasury
The treasury gold fund has fallen about 11 million since March 1 while silver dollars on hand reach 129 million, with 33 million not covered by certificates. Available balance stands at 151 million, up 5 million since March 1, prompting possible issuance of 10 million three percent bonds. Nine months receipts total 261,897,055 versus 305,767,309 prior year. expenditures 179,692,259 versus 198,232,411.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Insane from Cigarette Smoking in Curiaco Case
In Curiaco on April 1 Nathan Rogalsky a 22 year old Hebrew clerk was found insane by a jury who attributed the madness to excessive smoking. He had daily used sixty to eighty cigarettes for two weeks prior and will be kept in a lunatic asylum at friends’ expense.
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Curiaco
Nathan Rogalsky
Rogalsky
Missouri crop report notes wheat near 98 percent, peaches hurt
Missouri Crops in St. Louis on April 2 reports from every county show wheat at 98 percent of normal and improving. Only 17 percent of wheat and 2 percent of corn are in producers hands. Peaches severely injured, apples fair, small fruits short.
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Missouri
St. Louis
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Providence April 2 Vote Totals Shifting Legislature
Providence reports the governor race and legislative split: Senate 27 Republicans 9 Democrats and House 57 Republicans 15 Democrats. The results indicate a Republican loss in the Senate and a gain of four seats in the House.
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Providence
Senate
House
Toronto Artist Shoots His Wife and Another Man
Toronto report says Horace F. Ailkins aged 31, an artist, shot his wife aged 21 and Hackett a street car conductor who he says was too intimate with her. Both victims were sent to hospital. Hackett died from his injuries. Ailkins was arrested.
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Toronto
Ont
Horace F. Ailkins
Hackett
Alilkins
Coffee Prices to be Maintained by Rio Janeiro Merchants
A Rio de Janeiro dispatch reports merchants in Rio Janeiro and Santos plan to sustain coffee prices, blaming recent big declines in Europe and the United States on speculator maneuvers. The coming harvest is forecast at 5,000,000 bags.
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Lexpor
Rio Janeiro
Santos
Europe
United States
War Tax of 1861 levied by states figure for Ohio
The Secretary of the Treasury presented to the Senate a statement detailing the 1861 war tax by state and territory. Ohio is assessed 1 567 009 dollars and paid 1 332 025 dollars. The remaining balance was remitted by discount to certain states, with Ohio paying more than any other state.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Ohio
Butter quality is mixed in WasuinGron samples
District Chemist tests on twenty nine butter samples find eleven genuine butter. Of those, only a few are good quality. The remaining eighteen are mostly oleomargarine and not good butter.
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WasuinGron
Man Washed Overboard From Barge in Lake Michigan
In Milwackee Wisconsin on April 2 Thomas Mc Grath twenty from Cleveland second steward of the steam barge C H Starke was washed overboard during a rough crossing Tuesday night. The captain reported heavy seas and a lost deck load in a snow squall.
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Milwackee
Wis
Thomas McGrath
C. H. Starke
Cleveland
Lost Overboard
Gloucester report says the schooner Minnesota lost five men during a recent game and search efforts continue.
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Gloucester
Mass
Minnesota
Steamer Rebecca Everingham Burns at Chattahoochee River
Aboard the Central Line steamer Rebecca Everingham captained by George Whiteside burned to the waterline at Fitzgerald Landing. Fire likely from lamp sparks. 16 cabin and 9 deck passengers aboard, 13 dead or missing, 3,?00 bales of cotton and freight lost, boat total loss with no insurance. Passengers reached Columbus severely burned. ship valued at 24000 dollars. Two additional reports note German traveler murder near Warrenburg Missouri with Hamilton brothers confessing brutal crime.
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Columbus
Rebecca Everingham
George Whiteside
Fitzgerald Landing
Chattahoochee River
Central Line
Apalachacola Bay
Four Hungarians Killed in Rail Accident at Dunmore
A party of seven Hungarians walking along the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad at Dunmore, near Scranton, were struck by a second train. Four were killed and two injured, one losing an arm. They had crossed tracks seeking work and failed to hear the approaching engine due to train noise.
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Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Dunmore
Snow and Ice Hit Ottawa With Heavy Fruit Damage
Snow began at eight yesterday morning and fell steadily for eleven hours totaling about twelve inches. Rain prior to the snow left the ground soaked, absorbing much of the snow as it fell. Bitter cold set in overnight, forming two to four inches of ice in town gutters and channels and causing heavy damage to fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Patent Laws Bill Introduced Limiting Patented Goods Sales
The bill by Senator McPherson to amend patent laws makes it a misdemeanor to sell any article or process claimed in unexpired letters patent without the patentee or legal representative's authority. It also outlaws falsely claiming there is no unexpired patent covering the item at sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasu Hindon
Senate
McPherson
Forger Arrested in Prerssure Pennsylvania
A man giving the name Theodore C. Eppelin of Cincinnati was arrested in Prerssure for passing a forged check drawn on Boggs and Bubl, used against jeweler Jacob Mitsch in Allegheny City. Police found nearly 4,000 in forged checks and drafts signed by prominent merchants on his person. Eppelin was seized at Union Depot as he prepared to board a Western train, accompanied by a woman.
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Prerssure
Theodore C. Eppelin
Cincinnati
Boggs & Bubl
Jacob Mitsch
Allegheny City
Eppelin
Union Depot
Lightning Strikes Osceola School House in Bucyrus Area
During a Tuesday night storm lightning hit the Osceola school building in the western part of the county. A writing class was in session and several young ladies were seriously injured with reports that three were struck dumb.
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Bucyrus
Osceola
Woolgrowers' Convention Dates Adjusted for National Congress
The National Woolgrowers' Convention date moved from May 7 to May 19 to allow delegates to attend the National Industrial Congress in CuicaGo on May 21, ensuring participation in both events.
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CuicaGo
Woolgrowers’ Convention
National Industrial Congress
Illness of John Bright reported in Lonpor
Lonpor April 3. John Bright is ill and confined to his room for several days with a lung ailment. Doctors fear potential complications as this morning there is slight congestion causing anxiety.
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John Bright
Lonpor
Barbed Wire Prices Rise Again In Curia co
A meeting of barbed wire manufacturers in Curia co today approved a 10 percent price increase, the second hike in sixty days. An earlier rise of half a cent per pound was recorded at St. Louis.
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Curiaco
Trichinosis Claims Two in Loyalhanna Family
Deaths from trichinosis reported in Loyalhanna Larrosy area as Mrs. Galle and her daughter die this morning. The father and another daughter are not expected to recover.
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Larrosy
Neptune Brings In Record Seal Catch At St Johns
The steam ship Neptune arrived at St Johns N F April 3 with the largest seal catch on record. Over two days 41 500 seals were taken valued at 125 000 dollars. The haul sets a new benchmark for fisheries in the region and may impact local trade and processing.
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St. Jonns
N. F
Neptune
Prisoner sets Waterville lockup blaze. man perishes
Waterville Met April 3 Peter Vigne prisoner in the lockup set the building on fire and died in the flames. A six year old Indianapolis girl suffered fatal injuries after spilling carbolic acid on her face while reaching for an item on a closet shelf.
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Waterville
Met
Peter Vigne
William Curry
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Journal
Oldest English Freemason James Newton Dies in Yorkshire
James Newton, England’s oldest Freemason, died suddenly in Yorkshire in his eighty ninth year. He had served as ryler of the lodge in his town for fifty seven years. An associate years ago was noted centenarian Matthew Greatheail.
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England
James Newton
Yorkshire
Ryler
Matthew Greatheail
Indiana man loses fortune to rats in chest
Eeonie Smith of Indiana County Pennsylvania stored fifteen thousand dollars in a chest for safekeeping. He neglected to check the money for a period and upon inspection found the bills torn to bits by rats. The loss appeared in Pittsburgh.
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Eeonie Smith
Indiana County
Pittsburgh
English daily papers rise from fourteen to many in thirty eight years
In a span of thirty eight years the number of English daily papers increased from fourteen to many, illustrating a rapid growth in print media and local journalism across the country. The shift reflects expanding literacy, urbanization, and demand for timely news.
Steamer Daniel Steinmann Sinks Off Sambro Island
In dense fog off Sambro Island the Belgian steamer Daniel Steinmann of the White Cross Line struck rocks, sank in fifty feet of water, with 133 aboard and only nine survivors. Captain Van Schoonhoven and a boy were rescued as crews race to recover bodies and cargo after rough seas and thick fog.
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Hallifax
Daniel Steinmann
White Cross Line
Sisters
Sambro Island
Inder
Antwerp
van Schoonhoven
Halifax
New York
Girkle
Schoonhoven
Line
Chiman Brothers
White Horse Shoal
Sambro
Steinmann
Midnight Marriage in Baldwin Family Turmoil
Jennie Baldwin of Baldwin's Long Island wed Clarence Bennett at midnight after promising another lover she would never marry. Her parents initially refused to recognize Bennett but later admitted regret as the couple fled to Brooklyn and New York for a brief honeymoon. Bennett allegedly misused funds from his former employer Greene M. Southward, then disappeared, leaving a distressed bride awaiting his return while locals consider punishment.
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New York
Jennie Baldwin
Baldwin’s
Long Island
Clarence Bennett
Bennett
Baldwin Homestead
Mss
Jennie
Baldwin
Greene M. Southward
Miss Baldwin
Brooklyn
Patenotte Starts To Hue For China Talks On Tonquin
Paris dispatch says M Patenotte the newly appointed French minister to China has orders to depart for Hue at once then go to Pekin to resume negotiations with the Chinese government aimed at settling the Tonquin dispute.
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Paris
M. Patenotte
China
Hue
Pekin
Boiler Explodes at Healey Mill Kills Fireman Stump
A boiler at Healey's flouring mill near Blairsville exploded with great force this morning. Fireman Peter Stump was fatally scalded and Captain Healey, the proprietor, suffered severe scalding.
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Healey
Blairsville
Peter Stump
Official Gets Twelve Years for Forgery and Embezzlement
William A. Hall former chief clerk in the comptroller's office was sentenced in Newark to twelve years in the State prison for forgery and embezzlement.
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Newark
N. J
William A. Hall
Comptroller’s Office
Alf Burnett Dead
Alf Burnett a renowned American humorist died suddenly at his Cincinnati home this morning from apoplexy at age sixty the obituary notes his widely influential career and humorous writings.
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Alf. Burnett
Cincinnati
America
The Week's Failures Reported Across Nations
The past week saw 178 business failures in the United States and 34 in Canada, compared with 204 failures the previous week, reflecting a decline in insolvencies across both countries during the period reported.
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New York
United States
Canada
France Public School Teachers Range of Salaries Reported
An estimated 81,000 masters and mistresses teach in France public schools. Among them at least 48,043 earn under 200 dollars per year and only 579 earn more than 520 dollars per year.
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France
Heartbeat Slow Doctor in Rochester
A Rochester physician aged 44 shows a remarkably slow heart at 26 pulses per minute despite good health. The note contrasts with the normal 65 beats per minute and mentions the global insect species count nearing 500,000 as entomologists expand discovery. Coyotes near Yakima, Washington Territory killed three sheep, with about 100 more lost from crowding and suffocation.
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Rochester
Yakima
Washington Territory
Virginia Girl Married A Duke Tramp Revealed
A Virginia girl wed a man she believed a suitor but learned after marriage he was a duke, prompting the Boston Post to remark the risk of deception and urging caution before tying the knot.
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Virginia
Boston Post
Congressional recap of bills and debates in early April
Senate and House actions span Alaska mail contracts and legal tender for deposits, Jeannette survivors relief, Idaho Bannock Nez Perces operations, naturalization, Indian affairs, education amendments, and levee funding. Debates on Washington sword purchase, territorial boundaries, and rail land grants accompany routine resolutions and community notes.
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Washington
Senate
Alaska
Treasury
United States
Eamunds
Committee On
Naval Affairs
Secretary of War
Overnor
Ohio
Department of Ohio
Mr. Hale
J. Hale
Idaho
Hovwse
House
Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims
Territorial
Yellowstone Park
House Calender
Henry B. Payne
Court of Claims
William G. Ford
Memphis
Alabama
Secretary of the Treasury
John P. Walworth
General Banks
Louisiana Bank
New Orleans
General Land Office
Morrill
Blair
Ellis
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Resent
Throckmorton
Civilized Nations
Mississippi River
Sacramento
Congress
Cumberland River
Nashville
Missouri
White Cloud
Kansas
Sault Sainte Marie Canal
Committee On Library
Lewis
Education House
Richmond
George
Oregon
Committee On Indian Affairs
Secretary of the Interior
Marcus Whitmore
Committee On Accounts
Department of the House
West
Committee On Territories
Indian Territory
Texas
Calender
Logan
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Trade and Labor Assembly
Utahan Northern Railway
J. Jonas
Mississippi
Bayard
Housse
Anderson
Committee On Public Lands
Wellborn
Cox
New York
Ohio Senate and House log shows multiple bills passed
Ohio General Assembly reports several bills passed across both chambers from March 28 to April 2. Measures include liens for railroad contractors, new taxes for road and county projects, bonds for dam construction on the Oto River, and posts relating to juror fees, soldiers monuments, and various county and city reforms. Adjournments and introductions of new bills follow, with actions in Columbus and Cincinnati.
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Columbus
Senate
Hardin County
Prke
Miami Township
Hamilton County
Oto River
Summit County
New Bremen
Auglaize County
New Philadelphia
Tuscarawas County
Village
Justice of the Peace’s Court
Hovss
Sandusky County
Porter Township
Scioto County
Supreme Court
Adams County
National Guard
Housse
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Cincinnati
Vinton County
Desmond
Hovass
Troy
Ohio
Miscellaneous items from Greene to Columbus headlines
In Greene Ohio and Trumbull County Newton Gilmore confronted his dying sister in law Mrs James Difford and fatally shot her then turned himself in. A Fayetteville farmer’s wife killed herself at home following a prior suicide attempt. Michael Cannon died after an excavation collapse at Circleville. A gas explosion in Jacksons shaft Jackson County injured multiple workers. Ohio National Guard units returned to Columbus after riots. Miners injured at Nelsonville. A juror offered a payoff to secure a verdict. A body found in Wade’s vicinity decayed beyond identification. Ohio Penitentiary posted March earnings about 4900 dollars. Mrs Wm YerGin died suddenly. J K Rukenbrod resigns as trustee. Powder keg explosion at Hanover injured two men. Columbus police made 248 arrests in March.
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Greene
Trumbull County
Newton
Gilmore
Difford
Thomas Goldtrap
Fayetteville
East Fork
Michael Cannon
New Portage
Circleville
Jackson
Jacksonville
Hiram Six
Fourteenth Regiment
Governor’s Guard
Duffy Guards
Columbus
Cincinnati
Jumper & Co
Nelsonville
Jupeb Johnson
Henry Meyers
Wade
Washington County
Ohios Penitentiary
J.B. Foraker
Cornell
Wm. R. YerGin
Wooster
J. K. Rukenbrod
Salem
Hoadly
Hanover
Clemens
Taylor
Democratic plea ties fate of party to Tammany power in New York
The piece argues the Democratic ticket cannot win the national election without Tammany Hall's NYC votes, detailing Tammany's history of plunder, the demand for mayoral influence, and the need for reform in New York City. It asserts the party must accept these conditions or face defeat, while contrasting with Republican gains elsewhere and criticizing Democratic leadership and legislative inertia.
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Democratic Party
New York City
Tammany
Aew
Kelly
The
Times
New York
Board of Aldermen
United States
Napoleon
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A Conspicuous Failure in Democratic Plans
The article reflects on Democratic spirits as Congress meets, noting delays in tariff strategy, House majorities, and hopes for a free trade Speaker. It criticizes the Ways and Means Committee for three months of work producing a bill dissatisfying both party factions, leaving Democrats divided before a national canvass.
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Democratic Party
Congress
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Eans Committee
Advertising Rates and Legal Notices for Clermont Gourier
Clermont Gourier advertises legal and transient notices at six per square for first insertions with fixed cents for each additional insertion. A yearly liberal reduction applies to advertising. Business cards limited to six lines are offered at eighty six dollars per year.
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Iévertia
Mr. Tilden as Democratic nominee in 1876 race discussed
In an Atlanta interview and within National Republican echoes, Tilden positions himself as a safe pick for New York carry while hinting at tariff reform. The piece analyzes his tacit support for Payne Randall and Hendricks, and argues he aims to outpace rivals by delaying formal candidacy until health and political arithmetic align.
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Tilden
Atlanta Constitution
Tilden Hendricks
Hendricks
Headley
Randall
Widen
Sammy
Sullivan
Dui
Payne
Hoadly
Morrison
Wall
New York
Carlisle
Watterson
Springer
Randolph Tucker
Hurd
Congress
Dana
Quarrelsome Couple Sign Peace Treaty in Brooklyn Court
A Brooklyn court recently finalized a peace pact between a quarrelsome husband and wife. They agree to live together but never to speak to each other, a formal arrangement reflecting their ongoing domestic strife. The note mentions a prior case of hydrophobia related death and a history of severe episodes, but details remain unclear from the fragment.
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Brooklyn
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Veaver Virhune
Traynor
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N. S. Tribune
Clermont Gourier
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