Printing Controversy Dominates 1850 Constitutional Convention
In the 1850 51 convention, Mr Sawyer of Auglaize county pressed for Samuel Medary to be appointed public printer, arguing he could reuse his own types for a book publication. Debate centered on bids and profits, with Medary favored despite opposition. Conservatives praised England’s judiciary while condemning corporate privileges, and delegates debated chartered corporations and state improvement methods, with Carroll and others defending local charter projects and railroads.
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Sawyer
Auglaize County
Samuel Medary
Medary
Ohio Statesman
Ohio State Journal
Statesman
Congressional Record
England
Department
Ohio
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Carroll County
Constitution changes urged by Ottawa Gazette
The Ottawa Gazette favors a constitutional revision approach allowing minor changes and separate clause submissions. It warns that too many alterations could doom adoption and that the process must endure a harsh gauntlet before approval.
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Ottawa
Wickersham Opens Trust War Brief In High Court
Attorney General Wickersham files a U S Supreme Court brief to break the coal trust in anthracite regions naming railroads and coal companies in a Sherman act case. He cites Standard Oil and Tobacco rulings as guiding precedent and argues public harm from the combination without easy anti monopoly relief.
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Washington
Wickersham
Coal Trust
Supreme Court of the United States
Pennsylvania
Standard Oil and Tobacco
Department of Justice
Philadelphia & Reading
Lehigh Valley, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Erie & New York
Susquehanna & Western Railroads
The
Reading Company
Parcel Post Advances Listed in Post Office Estimates
Washington estimates for the next fiscal year include 150000 dollars for experimental parcels post in cities and rural areas and for studying a general parcels post on rail and steamboat routes. An additional 50000 dollars funds experiments in air mail transport. The total requested expenditure is 250938463 dollars, up 2585740 from last year, the smallest annual rise on record.
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Washington
Progressive Republicans endorse fusion with Democrats in New Mexico
The Santa Fe progressive Republican state convention backed the fusion ticket nominated by the Democratic convention. Each party set up its own central committee. The key platform difference is protectionist tariff versus revenue tariff.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Young brothers sent to reform school for counterfeiting
James Leonard eleven and Henry fourteen are sent by Marshal Tyree of West Virginia to two years in the government reform school for making coins. The boys, though young, are described as clever counterfeiters.
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Washington
James Leonard
Henry
Marshal Tyree
West Virginia
Government Reform School
Indictment of Wall Paper Firms for Conspiracy Under Sherman Law
Federal grand jury in Cleveland returns eight indictments against four wall paper manufacturers and four robbers for conspiring to restrain trade. Named defendants include Winfield A. Huppuch and others forming committees of the Wall Paper Manufacturers' Association and the National Association of Wall Paper Jobbers. The schemes allegedly targeted five and ten cent stores, with 37 manufacturers and 27 jobbers involved nationwide.
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Cleveland, C
Winfield A. Huppuch
Dix
New York
Hudson Falls
N. Y
Robert F. Hobbs
Hoboken
George Tait
Hackensack
Thomas J. Roche
Philadelphia
Jay B. Pearce
Cleveland
C. C. Aler
Columbus
Norton Newcomb
St. Louis
Charles HE
Maxwell
Chicago
Huppuch
Hobbs
Tait and Roche
Wall Paper Manufacturers’ Association of the
United States
Pearce
Aler
Newcomb
National Association of Wall Paper Jobbers
America
Wall Paper Manufacturers’ Association
GAINED BY LIQUOR IN STEPHENSON CAMPAIGN
Milwaukee report details Rodney Sackett testimony that liquor gifts to voters were framed as legitimate campaign expenses. He defended them as showing leaders were good fellows and denied sending liquor to single localities to influence drunkenness. The committee also cited payments to game wardens.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Rodney Sackett
Stephenson
United States Senate
Senator Heyburn
Manuel Arrives in Spain with Portuguese Royalists
Manuel deposed king of Portugal reportedly reached San Sebastian Spain with his uncle Alfonso duke of Oporto and other attendees. He plans to traverse Spain to join northern Portuguese royalists. Prince Miguel of Braganza left London for Paris en route to Austria for a family council on royalist moves in Portugal.
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Paris
Manuel
Portugal
San Sebastian
Spain
Alfonso
Oporto
London
Miguel of Braganza
Austria
Barrymore Condition Improves but Hospital Move Delayed
Miss Ethel Barrymore in South Bend shows slight improvement after sudden illness. Doctors say shifting her to a Chicago hospital would be unsafe for several days due to threatened peritonitis.
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Chicago
South Bend
Ind
Ethel Barrymore
Prevention Celebration Show For 2 500 000 Spectators
Chicago plans a dramatic fire prevention spectacle marking the 1871 Great Fire. A real cow in a burning barn near Grant Park will illustrate ignition, followed by a dramatic rescue and a city fire brigade response led by Fire Marshal Seyferlich. Residents flocked to the Black River Falls scene as militia guards deter looters amid flooded banks and failed rebuilding hopes.
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Chicago
Seyferlich
Michigan Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Turkey Appeals for Mediation to Open Peace Talks
A Constantinople dispatch reports Turkey has again asked the powers to mediate. Instructions direct the Ottoman ambassador to seek mediation for peace negotiations preserving Ottoman rights and safeguarding Italian interests.
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London
Constantinople
Daily Telegraph
Turkey
Elevator Knocked Down by Wabash Freight Crash
A westbound Wabash freight derailed after a switch rail snapped and crashed into the grain elevator at Don tin and Ryan in Delphi Indiana. The structure and its contents were demolished with losses estimated at 150000 dollars to the railroad and elevator operators.
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Delphi
Ind
Dontin & Ryan
Death toll in flood at seventy four with sixty recovered
The flood death list stands at 74 with 60 bodies recovered. Two thousand workers are clearing debris and every person is being cared for with no suffering reported.
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Austin
Eight Injured When Street Car Jumps Track
In Pittsburg, eight people were injured after a street car jumped the track in North Braddock, struck a telegraph pole, and toppled over an embankment. None of the injuries are described as life threatening. Emergency crews responded to the scene.
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Pittsburg
North Braddock
Cincinnati Markets Reflect Wide Grain and Produce Ranges
The Cincinnati market shows varied prices across grains animals and produce. Flour patents range from 4.25 to 5.60 per unit, wheat red prices hover near 0.94 to 1.00, corn values 0.72 to 0.74, oats around 0.49 to 0.50, and mixed quality cattle hogs and sheep listed with multiple price bands.
Dr Derby's Kidney Pills Promised Quick Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Derby's Kidney Pills as a guaranteed safe cleansing treatment for kidney and bladder diseases and rheumatism. It claims rapid relief within 24 hours and offers free sample packs via druggists. The Derby Medicine Co. based in Eaton Rapids markets 25 and 50 cent bottles.
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Dr. Derby
Bright
Candidate Resists Kiss with Poodle Pledge
A candidate declares he will not kiss Mrs. Asterbill’s poodle, insisting he has kissed all district babies but won’t sacrifice his campaign by kissing the dog, despite threats of losing suffragette support.
Castoria Adoption Promoted For Infants And Children
Advertising urging mothers to examine every Castoria bottle for the signature and noting it has been in use for over 30 years. The message claims Fletcher's Castoria is a safe remedy as children cry for it.
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Fletcher
Wife Fainting Incident Sparks Court Testimony
Magistrate hears that the officer claims the wife fainted after he spoke to her. Rastus confirms saying I told her I loved her, sir, while Jedge notes the moment.
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Rastus
Jedge
Jess
Hugh Reilly and barber shop quip at Union Station
A Washington Herald quote recalls Hugh Reilly entering the Union station after a night journey and sharing a joke with a barber about the look after sleeping car travel. The barber responds with a dry remark on personal appearance.
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Hugh
Union Station
Hugh Reilly
Commercial Club
Washington Herald
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