Brutal Massacre of Canby and Thomas In Modoc Clash
Details from Modoc country describe the meeting between Peace Commissioners and Capt. Jack and the Modocs at Lava Beds near Tule Lake. The scene turned deadly as Capt. Jack and allies killed General Canby and Rev. Dr. Thomas and wounded Meacham, while Dr. Thomas died on scene. Colonel Gillem reports further attacks on Col. Mason's camp as troops rush to the massacre site and express bitter anger at the Indians.
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San Francriscoo
Modoc
Canby
Thomas
Peace Commission
Vicibix
Jack
Schonchin
Peace Commissioners
Lake Tule
Boston Charley
Capt
Flv
Gen. Canby
A. Beacham
Mr. Dyar
Ridale
Petite Chief
Ack
John Schonchin
Black Jim
Shacknasty Jim
Ellensman
Hawkeye
Meacham
Schondin
Dyer
Hawkeye Jim
Shack Nasty Jim
Chabs
Captain Jack
General Canby
Dyar
Schouchin
Dr. Thomas
Riddle
Yar
Throckmorton
Eacham
Col. Gillem
Col. Mason
Tule Lake
Boyle
Sherwood
Rar Woot
Modoc Massacre Sparks Calls for Vengeance After Deaths
Washington learns of the Modoc massacre with dispatches from General Scho field Colonel Gillem and the Adjutant General to General Canbys headquarters. President orders prompt measures to avenge General Canby and others amid public shock and anger at the killings.
General Canby Killed as Sherman Orders Extermination Drive
Report details the killing of General Canby and Reverend Dr. Thomas by Modoc Indians. General Sherman authorizes a strong, persistent attack aimed at extermination, directs reinforcements if needed, and ensures Mrs. Canby receives support.
Modoc massacre policy debates rile New York papers
New York editors clash over the Modoc war policy. The Herald condemns the peace policy as doomed and calls for extermination measures against Captain Jack and his followers, while The Times and The World defend pacification and blame Washington. A separate report covers a wife murder in Manhattan and violent gas workers protests. Pope's critical condition in Rome is noted with secrecy around bulletin.
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Herald
New York
Modoc
Schofield
Jack
War Department
Washington
the Herald
John McDermott
West Fifty-second Street
McDermott
John Bodner
Oerre Re Ey
New York Gas Works
C. Bodner
Schamerey
Turne
Bodner
Moosey
Schamer Ae
Ivotal du Te
Oeres
Rome
Vatican
Deaths and Disasters Across Cities in One Week
A mixed report lists deaths in New York and a glacier of incidents including a Boston snowstorm on the 12th, a Virginia blaze, and a Rochesters disaster victim recovered. It notes burglaries, forgeries, and legal actions, with posts on tombs, ships, and monetary policy.
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New York
Pete Hyacinthe
Calvin
Geneva
Switzerland
Chambers
Seddone
Brigham Son
Bidwell
Bank of England
Havana
Boston
Virginia
Blue Ridge
Louisiana Jockey Club
New Orleana
Tyner
Buffalo Forger
Myers
Jamestown
America
Richardson
First National Bank of Toledo
Willie Pratt
Rochesters N. Y
John H. Price
Woodlawn
Ostend
Rumor Mill Buzzes Over Notables and Odd Bets Across Nations
A roundup of scattered gossip notes lists Ristori’s return and Agassiz’s health, Anna Dickinson called “Colonel” in Georgia papers, Gen Forrest running a livery, Old Cluseret troubling Portuguese police, Amadeus named Lieutenant General, Robegon erecting a cottage at Long Branch, Goldwin Smith denying fights to print lectures, Patti earning £1000 nightly in London, and more. It notes Dickens-named Wisconsin babies, J S Clarke’s 100 nightly "Bob Acres" runs, Tom Murphy denying a engagement rumor, royal widows Victoria and Eugenie visiting tombs, and Miss Perkins at the Newburyport ghost school. Also mentions Kate Field’s plans abroad, Mrs Myers in Goodrich/Bane circles, James Lick funding a Paine memorial, and Chicago Postman joking motto. Twelve of eighty-five women graduates at Ann Arbor. two of 120 lawyers are women. several women doctors to become missionaries.
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Ristori
Agassiz
Georgia
Anna Dickinson
Gen. Forrest
Old Cluseret
Amadeus
Robegon
Long Branch
Goldwin Smith
Will S. Hays
Greeley
Patti
London
A. H. Stephens
Congress
Wisconsin
Charles Dickens
J. 8. Clarke
Bob Acres
Charing Cross
Tom Murphy
Nellie Grant
England
Victoria
Eugenie
Miss Perkins
Kate Field
Myers
James Lick
San Francisco
Thomas Paine
Paine
Chicago Postman
Josh Billings
Ison
Act Toe Literary Societies
Imperial Kin of Corsica Mother Lestrange Bonaparte
The Corsican noble Letitia Ramolial, mother of thirteen, faced tragedy and loss as Carlo Bonaparte died in 1785 leaving her to raise Joseph, Napoleon, Lucien, Louis, and Jerome and two daughters. Her strength earned Napoleon's praise and the title Madame Mere with an income of 4000 pounds a year.
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Nare Bonaparte
Letitia Ramolial
Jove
Paoli Party
Lute
Corsica
Arch
Margoseet
Carlo
Paris
France
Letitia
Joseph
Napoleon
Sea of Leghorn
Flore
Marie Antoinette
Versailles
Cano
Buton
Marboeuf
Brienne
Pichegru
St. Helena
Montpelier
Marshal Junot
Guiseppe
Naples
Spain
Luciana
Lucien
Luigi
Louis
Holland
Girolama
Jerome
Wesphalia
Maria Anna Eliza
Tuscany
Grand Deutchess
Borghese
Caroline Maria Annunciado
Murat
Madame Mere
Glass yarns spun from Vienna glass promise new textiles
A Vienna composition yields frizzled glass threads finer than cotton and silk lint. The non inflammable, moisture resistant yarns are described as strong and washable, used for cushions, carpets, garments, and embroidery. They may replace wool wrappings for gout patients and filter fluids in chemist work.
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Vienna
Mrs Siddons Receives Petition Via Album in Minneapolis
Mrs Siddons received an album from well wishers in Minneapolis containing a message urging rail safety. The note, signed by George Francis, called for railway protections and warned of dangers to travelers, while Mrs Siddons added further lines advocating safety measures and rail improvements.
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Pittsburg
San Domingo
N. Kings Herosawa
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Greenwood
Fitzpatrick
Brooklyn
Sida
Scott Siddons
Minneapolis
Utese H
George Francis
Revisions and notes from church and industry reports
Throughout the report, coal quality in Italy is noted, Lehigh Valley pig iron mills expect two thirds of annual production sold, pew rents in Chicago amount to 21000 dollars, and a revival list in New York cites Methodist church growth. It also mentions Dr Dollinger's 74th birthday, Presbyterian Foreign Missions deficit, Michigan Baptist ministers transfer pace, and a New York Tabernacle rebuild with Rev Wayland Hoyt as pastor.
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First Presbyterian Church of Chicago
The
Christian Advocate
New York
Cantionalist lists twenty five churches praise new system
A Cantionalist writer reports twenty five churches say the new system works well and none who tried it have returned to the old system.
Burnside's Bouquet Habit Sparks Talk of Floral Corner
The New York Era comments on General Ambrose E. Burnside's daily practice of varied bouquets amid rumors it could lead to a floral corner or market flurry as observers debate the style and its implications.
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New York
Ambrose E. Burnside
French Academy investigates Bajot Roche steel process
MM Bajot and Roche submitted for inquiry their method to decarbonize cast iron using iron oxide in its native state at the French Academy of Sciences.
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MM. Bajot
Roche
French Academy of Sciences
Sleeping cars debut on North British line in Britain
The North British Railway ran a sleeping car service between Edinburgh and Glasgow, a trial deemed noteworthy as such cars remain little known in Great Britain and the results were satisfactory.
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Great Britain
North British Railway
Edinburg
Glasgow
Thebes Tomb Sealed Door Reveals Ancient Ironwork
Mr Rhind reports finding in the tomb of Seban at Thebes doors of the inner repositories with iron hasps and nails intact after 2000 years. The doors are described as lus trous and pliant as the day they left the forge.
Religion shapes fast growing Dakota and Minnesota towns
The text notes strong religious interest in Dakota Minnesota and Utah with villages rising quickly and towns building schoolhouses and church edifices alongside population growth.
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Dakota
Minnesota
Utah
The Lutheran Church Rise in Europe and America
The Lutheran Church, formed in 1507, became present in New York in 1630 and now claims twenty five million members in Europe with half a million American adherents. It stands as the leading Protestant state church in Europe.
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Europe
New York
Mass YMCA committee hires energetic men for state visits
The Young Men's Christian Associations of Massachusetts appoint a committee of men from Boston Springfield Worcester and other cities to visit principal towns and hold meetings. All three services daily are conducted with some sessions drawing very large enthusiastic crowds.
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Young Men’s Christian Associations of
Massachusetts
Boston
Springfield
Worcester
A Garden Novelty Sponge Hanging Garden
A white large sponge filled with rice oats and wheat is soaked for a week then suspended from a window hook. As moisture is absorbed sprouts appear turning it into a green mass. It stays damp by immersion in water.
Local Report Critiques Commercial on Gleason Leonard Case
A garbled report accuses the Commercial of bias in the Gleason Leonard homicide coverage. The piece claims the paper pushed a speculative theory that a fight at Gibbons saloon after Ward’s closing was a staged setup to lure season patrons into the saloon and harm him.
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Gleason- Leonard
Gibbons
Coroner Probe Criticized Over Testimony Alterations
A Star report highlights testimony cuts about Gleason and Ballinge at Commerce and Race, noting only Carroll testified Gleason entered the saloon while on duty and was knocked down before a fatal shot. The Commercial’s edit and coverage are questioned for garbled accounts and bias toward Coroner Maley.
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STAR
Onry Carrell
Glesson
Allinge
Heffron
Commerce
Race Streets
Ballinge
Gleagon
Poe
Carroll
Gleason
Ifs
Maley
Amusements News Highlights From Local Theaters
Lent ended and audiences may crowd Robinson's Opera House to see Isabel Freeman and George Fauvel in a fine revival of One Hundred Years Old. Mrs. Barney Macauley opens at Wood's Theater in The Belle of the Season with high praise for staging and company. A Van ity Fair dramatization and San Francisco Minstrels tour are planned, Miss Neilson to appear April 21, and John Robinson returns with a rival show next week.
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Robinson’s Opera House
Isabel Freeman
Camille Fawvel
George Or
Jacques Fauvel
Robinson
Opera House
Barney Macauley
Wood
Thackeray
Irch, Wambold & Backus
San Francisco
Miss Neilson
Wood’s
Sanaa
Ber “Juliet
Shakspeare
Dr. Neil
John Robinson
Wiegree
John
Fire destroys farmer George Hood's barn in suspected arson
George Hood, a farmer near the city, reports his barn and grain, six horses and contents burned Thursday evening. An incendiary suspect is being pursued after a neighbor’s house linked to the barn. Other items note Novelty Iron Works expansion and Philharmonic plans in May. Prof Barnell held a successful concert Friday with a full house amid local excitement. A fox hunt occurred Saturday in Wilton.
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George Hood
Fie
Novelty Iron Works
American Philharmonic
Queen City
Barnell
New
Kentuck Railroad Schedule Delayed Amid Local Disturbances
Covington residents report the Kentu oonen railroad timetable going into effect as planned, though the change appears not to have been implemented. A child on Fifth Street suffered severe scalding from a kettle on Saturday, with details scarce.
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Covington
Ata
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Gen. Sherman
New York City
the Times
Patie
Ocala
the Tribune
Grant
Alabama
Enoch T. Shaun
Preston
Penn
Susan Eberhart
International Academy of Science
L. M. Peterselia
Adrian J. Ebell
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Geman
Bismarck
Ann Arbor
Glass Clothing
Italy
Lehigh Valley
Dollinger
Germany
Bavaria
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Michigan
W. E. Copeland
Arkansas City
Kansas
Free Church
M. D. Conway
Samilton
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